-Caspian Grayson:
I didn't even realize I was shaking until I felt it in my hands.
Not fear.
No hesitation.
Something hotter.
Something worse.
It built up in my chest so fast it felt like I couldn't breathe properly anymore, like everything I had been holding together since yesterday had finally cracked open all at once.
The wedding. The crowds. The smiling. The couples were everywhere I turned.
Hands holding hands.
People looking at each other like they belonged somewhere.
Like it was easy.
Like it was natural.
And then me.
Standing in the middle of it all, like I was observing something I wasn't meant to be part of.
And I hated it.
I hated how aware I was of it.
I hated how it followed me into every corner of the estate, even after everyone left.
And now—
this.
Kyle.
Standing in front of me.
