Shattered Silence

Cassia Rowe

The morning sun's rays fell on my face, waking me up and warming the space where his body had been. I reached out instinctively, fingers brushing against the cold, empty sheets. My heart clenched. He was gone.

I sat up slowly, my body aching, not from exhaustion but from longing. Memories of last night played in my mind like an intoxicating dream—Darius’s intense eyes locking onto mine