Alpha, Kessler, notices my discomfort. He looks at me warmly, searching to see if I am fine. With a shaky breath, I glance back to where I saw the woman, but she isn't in sight again.

Turning my attention to Xavier, I notice that he wears the same bewildered expression I do. He looks as shocked as I am, his gaze fixed on the spot where the woman had been.

I try to shake off my thoughts of the possibility that I found the woman again, but I can't seem to comprehend who she was. Her loving smile felt so relaxing, yet her sudden disappearance left me puzzled.

How is...