Rhys Pov
I feel like I can’t breathe, like I'm drowning. But I was determined to stand here until the last second, the last moment, because no matter how much it hurts, no matter how much I can’t breathe…it’s worth it to see him for even one second longer.
The portal was shifting, the tendril ripping out of Sage as he clung to me. I never thought I’d ever see him like this. I’ve seen him cry before, I’ve seen him scared, desperate, and worried. But this, I never expected this. Sadness doesn’t care how old you are, grief doesn’t care if you’re a man or a child. It didn’t matter that Sage was two years older than me as he curled into a ball against me and held me tight, rocking back and forth with him. No one cries pretty, not when it’s for something that’s truly destroying them. Tears ru
