Her name dropped from his mouth like a memory.

Not loud. Not commanding. Just… real.

Katherine froze, her entire body stiffening the second she heard it. Her hand was still lightly caught in his, but she wasn’t looking at him anymore—she was looking through him, like she was trying to figure out whether this was some sick trick of her tired mind. Like if she stared hard enough, he would blur away into someone else.

But he didn’t.

He ...