CHAPTER 43MONA

His head dipped low. I don't know how everything shifted, but one moment, he was only hugging, and then our eyes met, he held my gaze, and I couldn't bring myself to look away. I couldn't tell what went wrong, probably the cold chill of the night or his closeness to me, but all I could remember was our first night together, the way he'd treated me so well and delicately after realizing we were made for each other.

And I couldn't stop imagining what our future could have been. ...