Nyx's Pov

Leaving Caspian was the hardest thing I had ever done. And to be honest, I didn’t want to.

Every part of me wanted to stay. To run back to him, to tell him that I didn’t need words, that I would settle for his silence if it meant I could keep him. But another part of me knew better.

If I stayed, I’d keep second guessing everything. I’d keep wondering if his silence meant he didn’t love me. I’d keep breaking myself against walls that might never come down.

So I told myself the truth. I had to leave.

That night, long after the lamps had burned low,...