Kai...
No, no, no...
I looked away and sighed heavily, not wanting to see it again. But I had to confirm. I had to.
As I got closer, I stared at the doll, my hands trembling as I turned it over again and again, hoping—praying—that what I saw wasn’t real.
Gabriel’s name was gone.
In its place…
Kai.
My knees buckled, and I nearly dropped the doll. My back hit the cold wall as I slid down, the threads of my breath catching in my throat.
“No…” The word fell from my lips, thin and broken. “No, no, no. This can’t be real. This can’t be real!”
I clutched the doll to my chest, as if I could somehow will the name away. My heart thrashed inside my chest, the pulse so violent I felt dizzy. I tried to burn it, change it, destroy it, but nothing. The name stared at me as if mocking at me.
My
