Rein's Pov
The entire throne room began to dissolve. I braced myself for the next part of the vision, when they would be banished—but it never came.
I was shocked.
I found myself back in my room.
Confusion etched across my face. Why did I not see the whole story? I needed to know what happened next. I needed answers.
"It is because your time limit in that world elapsed," a voice said from nowhere, which startled me.
I jumped, heart pounding—but calmed when I recognized her.
Syria.
The sight of her reignited the ache in my chest. Her face, her voice... It reminded me too much of what happened yesterday. Of how I was nearly raped—because someone thought I was her. Because of her mistake. Because of that cursed book.
"Get out," I said coldly, pointing to the door. "Leave my room. Now."
"Rein, please, it is not what you think," she said, wanting to explain.
