Chapter 30

(Nate POV)

The truth is that one never knows what he has until he loses it. Now I could finally place what I was feeling for Aurora, and it was never hate. The truth was, I was afraid to love and lose again; every single thing I had loved had been taken away, and she wanted to be with someone else, someone who wasn't me. It had made me so angry.

But now, the rage was gone, and I could finally see what I had done. I had thrown away the last person in my life who could have changed everything.

I sat on the chair, just as I did each day, and I watched her, but then I noticed her fingers moved. It had been the slightest movement, and I wouldn't have noticed it if I had looked anywhere else.

I stood to my feet, walking towards her. I began doubting what I saw, and then she moved again; this time she tossed her head to face me.

"Aurora!" I felt a strange kind of relief, so strong. I couldn't believe my eyes. Then she opened her eyes, and