“Some loves never fade—they fracture then burn brighter.”
Levi
Nearly a decade without him should be long enough to forget.
I’ve been watching him in secret for years.
He doesn’t know who I am, and I planned to keep it that way.
The last thing I expected is for my carefully laid plans to go up in flames.
No one was ever supposed to find me.
We were never supposed to survive.
But how can I walk away when he’s always been mine?
Cortland
Protecting someone from the shadows is always a risk.
Especially doing it for years and never laying eyes on them.
He ran and I didn’t chase him.
He hid and I kept a careful distance knowing he was safe.
Safe from those who wanted nothing more than to see him in ruin.
What I didn’t expect is for him to find me somewhere I should’ve never been.
But now that he’s right in front of me, I can’t fathom walking away a second time
