No Return Shattered by the Heir I Loved

Three hours before the college application deadline, I got a video call from my boyfriend claiming to be five years in the future.

His eyes were bloodshot, his voice shaking.

“Joy Simmons, change your application back to Riverside City right now. The plane you take to your school orientation crashes. You'll die!”

“Just listen to me this once. Stay in Riverside City. I'll protect you for the rest of our lives!”

I didn't think twice. I changed my application right before the cutoff.

The second I submitted it, shrill laughter erupted from the other side of the video call.