Elira's POV

How the facility was built, I didn't know. But it had a pool and now we were there because Aiden needed to make memories with me.

And that… that made a part of me hollow because what if it was because of the future? What if Aiden feared so much for the future that he decided to make memories with me.

I stood from the edge of the pool wrapping the nearest towel around me as the cry broke out. Valen. It was surprising he cried so much. Even for the most basic things he needed.

As soon as I reached him, I took him in my arms,...