Chapter 73
THREE DAYS LATER…
VANESSA
As I wandered through the training field, the warm sun beating down on my skin, my mind was consumed by thoughts of Kyan. Every gesture, every smile, every glance he had ever given me seemed to replay in my head, making my heart flutter like a bird set free. I couldn't shake the feeling that I was drowning in the depths of my own emotions, unable to escape the undertow of my love for him.
I collapsed onto an empty bench, my legs trembling beneath me, as memories of our night together flooded my mind. The way his eyes had locked onto mine, the way his touch had set my skin ablaze, the way his lips had whispered sweet nothings in my ear. I had wanted to speak of my love for him then, to tell him how he made me feel, but the words had gotten stuck in
