I woke up in a hospital with oxygen under my nose and Ethan sitting beside my bed. For one confused second, I forgot everything. Then I saw…

Noah didn’t come after me that night. That hurt more than I wanted to admit. Some stupid part of me had expected to hear footsteps behind me….

On the third day, Adrián called me at 6:17 in the morning. I watched his name flash across the screen. Once. Twice. Five times. I didn’t answer….

Sebastian stared at me for so long that I almost laughed. “What did we do last night?” he repeated. I lowered my eyes. “You really don’t remember?”…

Daniel came home two days later with Claire. He didn’t warn me. I was in the greenhouse repotting a white Phalaenopsis when I heard a woman’s voice…

“Mom?” The word was barely louder than a whisper. But it broke something inside me. For five years, I had forced myself not to imagine this moment….

The morning my father came for me, Qin Shenhang woke earlier than usual. He stood in front of the mirror adjusting his uniform for nearly twenty minutes….

The morning my father came for me, Qin Shenhang woke earlier than usual. He stood in front of the mirror adjusting his uniform for nearly twenty minutes….

Julian followed me when I stood up. “Elena, wait.” I kept walking. He caught my wrist before I reached the elevator. I looked down at his hand….