“I saved you because I love you!”

The words echoed around the empty room in the profound silence that followed.

“I love you,” Kira continued, slowly rising in volume, “and I know you’ll never love me back, and it fucking kills me to see you with him, but it’s better than seeing you dead.”

“Kira…” Aurelia said softly.

Kira shook her head miserably. “Don’t. Just… don’t.” She jerkily wiped away th...

The wind whips at my hair and I peer over the edge of the platform. The height of the drop takes my breath away, and I feel my breakfast start climb back up my throat. I force it back down and take a shaky breath.

“This is for him,” I remind myself. “It’ll be worth it.”

I pat my harness and double check the bungee cord clip again in reassurance. Everything seems secure, almost suffocating in its ...