YELENA

Everything was loud and empty at the same time, like my head was full of noise, but my body was floating in nothing.

Thoughts burned through me, fast and sharp, there were too many to catch. I didn’t know where I was. I didn’t even know who I was for a moment.

Then I saw him.... Tyler.

It was the first day I saw him, and he was tall and clean. That soft smile that made my knees weak. The way he called me baby like it was a promise, not a word. I almost smiled in my sleep, my heart ...