{Ronan’s POV}

I hadn’t thought of her in ages. At first I hadn’t allowed myself to, but at some point she just faded alongside everything else. Replaced by the joys of my new life. Yet there she was, lips curved into a knowing smile, her eyes fixed on me as though she had been waiting all along.

The past had a way of walking straight into the present, uninvited. And here I was thinking we wouldn't cross paths anytime soon… or ever.

For a moment I wondered if I had imagined her. The Lena I remembered… especially after our last encounter was sharper around the edges, colder, her eyes always...