Chapter 17

Ravenna stared at Daniella, her heart racing. "What do you mean, 'no'? Why shouldn't I get involved with Rylan?"

Daniella took a deep breath, her eyes filled with concern. "Ravenna, you have to understand... Rylan Moonstone is bad news. Like, seriously bad news."

"But why?" Ravenna pressed, feigning ignorance. She knew exactly why Rylan was dangerous – he had killed her in her past life. But she needed to know what others thought of him.

Daniella hesitated, then began to explain. "Well, for starters, he was mated to a woman named Naida."

Ravenna's face went pale at the mention of her past life's name. She gripped the edge of her chair, trying to keep her composure.

"According to rumors," Daniella continued, oblivious to Ravenna's reaction, "he treated her like absolute trash. It was so bad that... well, they say she committed suicide."

Ravenna's eyes widened in shock. "Committed suicide?" she repeated, her voice barely above a whisper. In her mind, she screamed, 'I never did that! He