Winter POV
So much pain. It's intense. I feel like I'm burning up. The last thing I remember is being sedated by hospital staff. I stare blankly up at the ceiling. He's gone. He has to be. That pain was him dying and I remember my mother's words "I'm sorry, he didn't make it."
But how could Kai leave me like that? Abandon me? I thought he loved me. If he loved me, he wouldn't leave me to be all alone. I need him. Does he not know that? I can't live without him being by my side. I just can't.
Grief overwhelms me. I hear footsteps and then my mother's blurry face appears above me. She gives me a smile but I ignore it. I feel her hand stroking my hair. "Winter, honey" she murmurs, her own voice full of grief "I'm so sorry" she whispers.
I turn my head, tears trailing down my eyes and on
