Chapter 200

Harper

I froze, my entire world collapsing in on itself all at once.

“No… no, no,” I whispered, the words tumbling out before I could stop them. “It can’t be. You know him too, Vera. It can’t be him.”

She looked at me for a long moment, something heavy and tired settling into her expression. When she spoke, her voice was quiet, stripped of certainty.

“I thought I knew him, Harpenya,” she said slow