Chapter 75

Kaelen

The sound of her car pulling away should’ve been ordinary. Just the low growl of an old engine fading down the street. But to me, it felt like the world going quiet.

I stood on the steps of the firehouse, the heat of the morning sun soaking through my T-shirt, watching the taillights until they vanished into traffic. Every instinct screamed at me to follow.

Let her go, I told myself. She ne