I thought she meant she was home, in the Mist realm, waiting for me to return. Instead, as I leaned away from Adam, disappointment a sharp jab in my chest, I looked up to see her waiting a few feet from our table. Unexpected as her appearance was, I didn't have time to react, not when she waved, her honey gold curls bobbing over her shoulder, the sundress she still wore, tall heels making her legs look impossibly long despite her young age. Cadence might have only been ...