"THE FORGOTTEN SPRING" by: Dark Flame Master HARU'S POV I didn’t expect it to be this easy… talking to Kai like this. I thought I’d freeze up, or feel something—anything. But honestly? I feel… nothing. Like I’m just reciting lines from a book I’ve already read a hundred times. But what’s strange is, while I don’t feel much when I talk about my past, I do feel something when Kai hugs me like this. He’s so warm. So gentle. And damn it, he’s cute. Too cute. "So did she give you to the orphanage?" Kai asked, his voice soft against my ear. I stared up at the ceiling, feeling the old memories try to crawl back into my chest. "No," I said, "It's more like... I was forced to go." I let out a small sigh. "You know how I always get hurt, right? I had a foul mouth when I was a kid but I tried

