Fated Collision

POV: Rhydian

I was on my knees, drowning in the suffocating weight of the past. The horrific memory gripped my mind with iron claws, refusing to let me go. I was pulled back into the dirt, a naive boy once again. The chill of the night bit at my skin, but I could only focus on the fragile body I held tight against my chest.

Above us hovered the cloaked woman, a sinister shadow blocking out the m