Chapter 17

The air was so cold that it felt like frost was about to crystallize in the atmosphere. It wasn't until the taste of blood spread across his tongue that Ezra realized he had bitten through his lip. He had torn through 12 months of dawns and dusks for this reunion, scouring every corner of the city, letting his studies fall into complete neglect. Daniel was unwilling to watch a once-brilliant student waste away in a daze and had finally told him where Gianna was. The moment he got the information, he booked the earliest flight, not even stopping for a sip of water. He had rushed here, breathless, with only one thought in mind. That was to see the person who had haunted his dreams. Yet, after finally standing before her again, he was forced to face the cruel truth that Gianna was no longer the girl he remembered. Gone was the childhood sweetheart who had once endured everything with endless patience and who had always treated him with warmth. No matter how desperately he searched he