ARIA
The city lights blurred past the car window, soft and golden against the darkness.
I sat in the passenger seat, my hands folded in my lap, my mind spinning through everything that had just happened.
The will reading. Andrew's threats. Sabrina's breakdown. The reporters. Kael publicly claiming me as his.
It all felt surreal. Like I'd stepped into someone else's life and couldn't quite find my way back to my own.
My thoughts drifted, unbidden, to Sarah.
And my chest squeezed so tightly I almost gasped.
I'd be lying if I said I didn't miss her. Or rather, miss who I'd thought she was.
The memories came flooding back before I could stop them.
Sarah at orientation, shy and awkward, staring at me from across the quad before quickly looking away.
