Chapter 0758

"Where's that lovely wife of yours?" she asked. "Is she still sleeping in on a Saturday morning?"

The words hit me like a punch to the gut, momentarily causing my breath to catch in my throat. I swallowed hard, my fingers tightening around the edge of the countertop as I struggled to find my voice.

"Be honest," Mila cooed. "It's alright..."

"Nina's... we're not..." I trailed off, unable to continue speaking. It felt as if a knife had been driven into my throat, rendering my voice completely lost. I couldn't utter the words, no matter how hard I tried. Or maybe I just didn't want to.

The woman's smile faltered, her brow furrowing as understanding dawned on her face.

"Oh, honey... I'm so sorry," she murmured, shuffling her feet nervously behind the counter. "I didn't mean to pry,"

I swallowed again. "It's alright."

The woman sighed. "Well, it's a damn shame... You two were just the cutest couple. What happened?"

grasping for an explanation, but then Mila's

woods, my darling. Follow the path until you reach the old oak tree. I'll open a portal and bring you home,

sounded good. Anywhere but here, really. Anywhere but surrounded by

the stool, fumbling in my pocket

I mumbled, turning away from the woman's concerned gaze and all but running

the coffee yet! Hey, wait! Your money!" the woman called after me, but I didn't hear her. I burst out of the

Toward Mila's voice.

me as I followed the trail through the forest, my mind a jumbled mess of memories and Mila's insistent instructions. The closer I came to wherever she was waiting, the more hurried her voice became as though she

for a moment,

my eyes

like a knife slicing through my

of me knew this was wrong, that I should be fighting against the haze that clouded my thoughts, but it was getting harder and harder to

I reached the gnarled old oak tree that Mila had mentioned, its twisted branches creating a

"Mila?" I called out.

if on cue, the sound of fizzling static filled the air. I turned to see a portal opening at

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