Theodora’s POV

The fact that I could practically feel when Mads and Javier were nearby was really fucking weird. The strain of our physical distance from each other was relaxing even if the emotional tension was still there. It killed me that I couldn’t see them.

I couldn’t let them in.

If I did, I’d crumble into a pathetic sobbing mess because I missed them so damn much. The worst fucking bout of homesickness I’d ever felt.

Funny. I ...