Senna POV

The world did not break loudly. It didn’t have to. That almost made it worse. One moment, we were holding hands. I felt beautiful and loved. Happy.

And the next, these awful words were spiling out of his mouth.

I didn’t understand. He was speaking but I couldn’t understand what he was saying. Everyone was watching. Nothing felt real. Surely this was some sort of joke? Some sort of cruel twisted joke?

Verity howled. It was the saddest sound I’d ever heard. And then I knew, in my heart, that it wasn’t a joke. This was really happening.

I understood.

He’d broken our bond. He’d rejected me, in...