"But…" Sara said, her voice a low, chilling whisper as she crouched in front of me, her dark eyes locking onto mine, unblinking, "*you*… will lose Aeri forever… don't you love her?"
My heartbeat flatlined, a cold jolt slamming through me, my eyes widening as the words sank in like a knife. The room spun for a split second, the air sucked out, my breath catching hard in my throat. Shock washed over my face—raw, unguarded—my mind racing wild.
If I let her secret out, I'm fucked… but how the hell does she know? I hadn't told a single soul about Aeri, not one damn person in this world. Had she figured it out on her own, pieced it together like some twisted detective? Or—shit—had Aeri said something? My chest tightened, panic clawing up my spine as I raised my eyes slow, hesitant, to meet hers.
