Emily looked up into his eyes, and the night they first met came back so vividly. Byron had the same pained look when he talked about Nova Summers, just like when Emily first saw him standing alone on the bridge.

“I’m not going anywhere,” she said, “The fact that you told me this already means you’re trying to get better. You’re not in denial anymore.”

“One tiny step,” he admitted, the muscles in his jaw tight as he stared out into the ocean, ...