°•♡Chapter 69~ On the Brink

The blur of the forest had faded like fog. The scent of moss and the rush of wind vanished with it, replaced with stone walls and Ronan’s voice breaking through the haze.

I blinked hard.

"Aria!" he was gripping my arms now, his brows drawn together, his emerald eyes wide with concern. "What did you see?" He must have turned back when he saw me frozen in place.

My throat felt dry as a desert. My lips parted, but I hesitated.

How could I explain that I’d just been ripped into another world? That I saw a man cloaked in shadows speak like he knew me? That it didn’t feel like a dream but something more else?

Or that it wasn’t even the first time I was seeing him in my subconscious states.

So I lied.

"Nothing," I said hoarsely. "It was just... a random surge. Everything went dark for a moment."

Ronan’s expression didn’t shift. He didn’t call me out or push for details. But I could feel the weight of his gaze.

"Alright," he said quietly after some seconds. “You'restill getting used