BREELYNN’S POV
Aldric managed to get me to the top of the falls, and the view from here is spectacular. Sitting on the cliff’s edge with our feet dangling, neither of us has said a word since he asked his question. I know he wants to understand what is going on in my head, but I don’t think I have the courage to tell him. I haven’t told anyone, ever. Not Melinda, not the police, and not even the trauma therapist.
It’s not like I even have a complete memory of that night, but it has driven every action I have or have not taken since it happened. I grasped the cinch bag that holds the crystals and stretched the material to release the drawstring with the bag open. I pour the crystals onto the ground between Aldric and me.
I turn my body toward him, keeping the far leg dangling and the oth
