The Reality of You

Vivienne’s POV

For a moment, I thought I was hallucinating. My entire body went still, my breath catching in my throat as I blinked once, twice, trying to make sense of what I was seeing. Valentin. Standing right there, alive, solid, breathing. It couldn’t be real. My mind must have been playing tricks again, just like it had for months when I thought I saw him in passing cars, in a crowd, reflect