Leo
I could not love her. I f,ucking could not love anyone.
That part of me burned away; the love I felt was taken not just by their deaths but turned to ash by my rage.
I hated myself even more for not being able to love her.
And I hated him. I hated them for it. I wanted to raise them from the d,ead to k,ill them all over again.
But I couldn’t, and I had no outlet.
I was alone in this dark void, but at least there was a spark of light with me now. Katrina kept the edges of the darkness at bay, kept it from consuming me entirely.
And I could not give her up.
“I—” I started to say something, but I didn’t know what. My words choked from me like a fist around my ribs.
Her fingers trailed up and down my back, and sparks and warmth followed them. I settled into her touch until my need
