Norman POV
The sadness wasn't just an emotion anymore. It had become a weight pressing against my chest until I could barely breathe.
I had poured everything into making this night special, a reunion, a ritual.
Something that still belonged to us, no matter how much we'd grown.
But it was ruined. Emmett and Kay were barely present. I knew they were grown up now, but we were still committed to our time together.
Until Yuna arrived. Once they brought her up, their moods changed.
I threw my phone across the bed, the frustration boiling beneath my skin.
My feet dragged toward the full-length mirror, the one that had seen every version of me. I stared at my reflection, my expression unreadable as I reached for the hem of my shirt and pulled it off slowly.
The room was dim.
Lit only by
