serious again. "You know I'm always

I didn't deserve him, not really. But the thought of losing him, of things changing between us, terrified me more than I cared to admit."Thanks, Li

idn't quite reach h

, I broke the silence. "I had a strange dream last night," I admitted, feelin

d in concern. "Wh

ke any garden I'd ever seen. Everything was vibrant and alive, but it felt...

nterrupted, his

ally good,He was so close to me, and he kept asking me what I

his expression seriou

offer me something. Like he could grant me a wish or something... but it was unsettling.

ounds intense, Selene. Dreams can be weird sometimes, especial

t there was something more to it. "Yeah, I know. But it f

. "If it's bothering you, maybe you should try to forget about it. Focus on

me was still caught up in the strangeness of the dream. "T

eakfast." He stood up and stretched again, his playful demeanor

t his enthusiasm. "You know

d with a wink. "It'

mth spread through me, a comfort that momentarily

felt an arm placed on my shoulder, I wanted tu

h close to my ears " he might d

What did I get myself into?"I'll catch up with you later, Liam," I called after

ase as I picked it up again, my fingers brushing against the strange object inside. The moment my skin touched it, the whisp

bling that danced at the edge of my thoughts. But th

len

It wasn't just the sound of

you're no

was something chilling about it. Something that m

re I am..." she sound just

hey were specific, intentional. They spoke to me like a

familiar, and yet too foreign. I shot up from the bed and marched toward the window. With

in my throat. The box was there, sitting on

gers around my mind. Before I could make sense of what w

len

stepped into the kitchen, the atmosphere shifted. My aunt stood there, her arms crossed tightly over her chest, eyes glaring at me like I