Austin’s POV

I wasn’t expecting Ruby’s confession that day.

The way she described the office, the flickering light, the cold air, it was way too specific to brush off as stress or imagination.

She even described a girl appearing in her dream, holding a ring and asking for help. Ruby told me all of this without any dramatics. Just calm, clear, and she was serious.

That’s what caught my attention the most.

It wasn’t just what she saw. It was that she remembered it. And right away, I ...