He Needs You Again

Natalie felt her world spin, the room tilting in ways she couldn't control as she stared at Dominic, looking pale with his head covered in bandage. His voice, so familiar yet distant, sent shockwaves through her, making it impossible to breathe.

Does he remember only their time in Aracemia? The words rang in her ears, over and over, like a cruel joke. Not their entire tumultuous history, not the hurt or the betrayal, just... the early, sweeter times. A time when things were simpler, a time before it all fell apart.

Sabrina's voice cut through the silence, her own shock quickly transforming into anger. "How could he only remember her?!" Sabrina's fury was palpable, her eyes narrowing as they flickered from Dominic to Natalie. "Doesn't he know who else was here for him? Who else fought for him all this time?"