"Don't you dare pull this kind of crap again," Max muttered.
Avey flinched.
The words were sharp cutting through the heavy silence between them. But what hit her harder was the weight behind them.
Wait… second chance?
Her breath hitched.
You?
Her mind raced, heartbeat hammering in her chest.
Regressed back in time. That was her biggest secret. One she couldn't share with anyone not even if she wanted to. The world itself wouldn't allow it. Every time she had tried, something stopped her. Her throat locked up, her voice refused to come out, or reality itself would twist to erase any trace of her confession.
And yet…
Max just said he gave her that second chance.
Her eyes widened, her body stiffening as an unnatural chill crawled up her spine.
She swallowed hard, staring at him.
"You… you know?"