Kaden knew she would never be able to leave this world. He made a selfish decision. He knew this truth, but somehow his heart was untrusting. He was torn by the thought that something could steal her, that something could take her from him, that he would no longer be able to see her. Was it all an irrational fear? Was it just his imagination?
No, it was not. It had happened before.
"There was a time when I was all alone. Nowhere to go. No one to talk to. No one to care for, where every place never felt like home," Kaden admitted. "I was lonely. I wandered the earth, searching, probing for that feeling again. And up until 10 years ago, I didn't know what I was really doing or how I was even existing. What I was desperately seeking. Not until I saw you."
"But 10 years ago, I was 16…" Lina whispered. "I—" she cut herself off. Did he meet her before?