“Melanie’s funeral is taking place in less than an hour. I need to be there.” Sabria gave him an understanding nod. “Okay. I’ll go with you.” “No. I need to do this, say goodbye. Alone.” Jai saw the hurt in Sabria’s eyes when his words came out harsher than intended, but he was in too much pain himself to even attempt to smooth things over. “I’m going to take a shower and go.” “All right,” Sabria said, stepping back from him. She tore her gaze from his to glance at the timekeeper, but not before Jai saw the sheen of more tears in her eyes. “How much time is left?” Jai asked, wishing he could just hold her the way he wanted to if guilt and heartache wasn’t weighing every inch of him down. Sabria glanced at her watch and shrugged. “This thing never gives the precise moment we’re out of time, but I’d say roughly less than twelve hours, maybe less. We’ve never waited this long to reignite our bond. I’ll just go back to my hotel.” “Stay here and wait for me,”
