**Ethan’s POV

The river was running particularly fast that night as I stood there gazing out at it under the moonlight.

I knew I didn’t have long. I needed to get back soon. But I had snuck out to catch some fresh air.

At least, that’s what I had told everyone.

I had fully intended to do just that, but now I found myself here– standing on the cliff’s edge, staring down at the water. I watched it run over the top of the jagged rocks, white caps violently ...