"Erix," I breathe, stepping through the front door. He clenched his jaw and looked at me.
"Rain?" His voice was shaky.
"Erix, I'm home," I smiled and ran to him. He pulled me into a tight hug. Tears form in my eyes. I'm relieved to finally go home.
"I thought you were dead," Eris whispered in my hair. I fell silent for a while. "Rain, you have to leave," he croaked.
I pulled away from him and furrowed my eyebrows.
"What? Why?"
"There's someone else, Rain. You were gone so long that I couldn't help but fall in love with someone else," he said.
A look of regret crossed his face. My lips parted, and I started to say something.
"What about Clay? Amira? Where are they?"
"They're fine. They have a new mom now. You left them, and it's all your fault," Erix growled.
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