Fragile Paradise

"Wake up, little Susie." Kaelen's gentle voice pulled me from a dream where we were swimming together in a waterfall. We were so joyful and in love, but then the water turned red, like blood, and his whisper snapped me back to reality.

I almost called out his name but remembered Vesper Thorne's warning: I wasn't supposed to speak to Kaelen. I just smiled, and he smiled back.

"You need to be ready