“Three years ago,” I croak, my tear-filled vision blurring. “She passed while in the hospital, having her condition tested for the millionth time.”
It feels like it was just yesterday.
“I’m sorry you had to go through that alone,” Ethan murmurs, pulling me back into his chest. I snake my arms around his waist, wondering what would have happened if I’d met Ethan all those years ago. Then, I shake my head. There’s no point in wondering about things I can’t change.
My father slumps back into a chair and rasps, “Three years. I knew she was gone, but I didn’t realize she’d passed so recently. I thought… I thought she died twenty years ago because I couldn’t feel our bond.”
Something inside me cracks and shatters at his words and the raw emotion in his voice. I can practically taste the d
