Chapter 28 Nothing Was What I Thought
POV: Valeria Cruz
No one speaks right away.
Not me.
Not them.
Not even Rafe.
Because whatever this is—
whatever is happening—
it’s already too much.
The woman takes a step closer.
Slow.
Careful.
Like I might disappear if she moves too fast.
Her eyes don’t leave me.
Not once.
“Hi,” ...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The Perfect Night
2. Chapter 2 The Truth I Didn’t See
3. Chapter 3 Before She Fell
4. Chapter 4 Everything Breaks at Once
5. Chapter 5 The Boy I Ran Into
6. Chapter 6 She Was Already Different
7. Chapter 7 The Life I Don’t Show
8. Chapter 8 Say My Name
9. Chapter 9 The Girl Who Stayed
10. Chapter 10 It Wasn’t Just an Excuse Anymore
11. Chapter 11 The Part They Don’t See
12. Chapter 12 Say Something Back
13. Chapter 13 Wear His Name
14. Chapter 14 What I Protect
15. Chapter 15 Stay A Little Longer
16. Chapter 16 Choose Me
17. Chapter 17 When It Breaks
18. Chapter 18 You’re Safe Here
19. Chapter 19 In Front of Everyone
20. Chapter 20 Not Alone Anymore
21. Chapter 21 Take It From Her
22. Chapter 22 Don’t Be Too Late
23. Chapter 23 Say It Again and I Swear
24. Chapter 24 Stay With Me
25. Chapter 25 Come Back to Me
26. Chapter 26 They Need You
27. Chapter 27 Before Everything Changes
28. Chapter 28 Nothing Was What I Thought
29. Chapter 29 Where Do I Go Now
30. Chapter 30 Don’t Leave Me Too
31. Chapter 31 I’m Not Losing You
32. Chapter 32 Back to the World
33. Chapter 33 The Moment Everything Shifts
34. Chapter 34 The Future Unfolds
35. Chapter 35 Pool Night
36. Chapter 36 After the Noise
37. Chapter 37 Lines You Don’t Cross
38. Chapter 38 Where I Belong
39. Chapter 39 The Day We Made It
40. Chapter 40 Forward, Not Away
41. Chapter 41 Last Summer Light
42. Chapter 42 What We Keep
43. Chapter 43 The People I Came From
44. Chapter 44 Not Goodbye
45. Chapter 45 The Beginning of Everything
46. Chapter 46 EPILOGUE: What We Kept
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