Once everything was handled, I sold off every asset Cain had ever given me and left the city. I went home to Kordova.
Another New Year's Eve came around. After our family dinner, everyone sat around playing cards with the TV going in the background.
Fireworks suddenly went off outside, and it pulled my attention to the window.
My little sister dragged me downstairs to light some of our own. I grabbed the bag and followed her down.
When we got to the square, I saw Zayne again.
His back was to me. There was a petite girl next to him in a white wool coat and a scarf. Zayne was putting a long sparkler into her hand, smiling as he lit it for her. Then he took her hand and drew two hearts, linked together, in the dark.
Bright and burning.
I'd held a sparkler like that once. I'd been someo
