Ivy smiles a bit wearily. “I almost wish I hadn’t made that stupid promise that is wait, but you know me. I don’t break promises. Oh and you still owe me that date.” She hugs him, struggling to regain her breath. “Just let me relearn how to breathe first,” she jokes.
Winter looks down, chewing her lip. She swallows thickly, then sighs. “Someone I loved had just been killed for being a threat. The day we fought, that’s what I was training for, to avenge his death,” her voice is quiet and breaks a few times.
Winter looks down, chewing her lip. She swallows thickly, then sighs. “Someone I loved had just been killed for being a threat. The day we fought, that’s what I was training for, to avenge his death,” her voice is quiet and breaks a few times.