Roman held his hands over my eyes and led me through the woods, making sure that I didn’t bump into any twigs or trees.
“Where are we going?” I asked, trying to peek around his fingers.
“Patience, Isabella,” he said.
We walked for five more minutes with me in complete darkness. And then he suddenly stopped.
When he peeled back his hands, I gasped. “You brought me back to the cave?” I asked, walking around it.
We hadn’t been here since we were pups, when Luna Raya would invite me on playdates with Roman and we’d get lost in the woods.
It had been so long. So f*****g long.
Moonflowers hung from the top of it, growing through rocks and dirt and twinkling softly. I grinned at them, bringing one to my nose and inhaling its scent.
“Roman,” I said breathlessly.
He stared at me, trying to
