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Chapter 295 - My Kael

ARIA

The city outside the window blurred a little, maybe because of the alcohol, maybe because my eyes were burning for no damn reason. The car felt too warm, too tight, and my chest had been tight since the second I told Ash I wanted to see him.

I didn't know if I was doing something brave or something stupid.

Probably both.

But grief made people impulsive.

It made me impulsive.

And I didn't want to be inside myself anymore, all that quiet grief festering, all the guilt and questions and unspoken things screaming inside me. I just wanted to see him. To breathe near him. Even if I didn't know what I'd say.

Even if I was terrified he wouldn't want to hear it.

I spotted the neon sign first, the one Ash said glowed like bad decisions and broken promises. . It buzzed with colors in the dark like a siren calling me closer. My heart started to pound, blood rushing to my ears like I was stepping on stage or walking into a war zone.

But then…

Then I saw him.

And her.

Outside.

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