Eira’s POV

Please, Ember… Stay safe. I beg you, nothing must happen to you!

A wave of guilt washed over me as I thought back to everything that had happened while I was with Ember. Before I knew it, I found myself caught in an unexpected predicament.

It felt like the world had frozen. I watched a delicate insect perched on a bloom, its wings beating slowly—like a worn-out music box. Even the air seemed still. Time itself had paused. Figures who shouldn’t have been there ...