Zoraya’s POV

The days were passing, and yet, the weight in my heart never lessened. No matter how much I tried to accept my circumstances, there was always something clawing at my mind, reminding me of what I had lost, of what had been taken from me.

But amidst the darkness, there was light.

And his name was Axel.

I didn’t know how or why, but he never left my side. He stayed through my silence, through my uncertainty, through the nights where I struggled to sleep, haunted by ...