Bittersweet Embrace

Hadley’s POV

Can a person feel stunned, happy, and heartbreakingly sad all at the same time?

Because if that’s not possible, then something is seriously wrong with me.

I just stood there, staring at Maddox like my brain had completely switched off. Like if I blinked too hard, he’d disappear. Part of me desperately wished this was a hallucination, some cruel trick my heart was playing on me.

The ot