CHAPTER 166

ARIA’S POV

As soon as I hear Regis choose Tanya over me, the words echo in my mind, a wave of disbelief and betrayal washing over me. Before I can even begin to process the gravity of his decision, the rope holding me off the cliff is suddenly cut.

I feel a sharp jolt as the tension releases, and I plummet towards the ocean below, my heart pounding in my chest. The wind rushes past me, and all I can think about is the cold, unforgiving water waiting below.

How can Regis choose to harm me? How can he choose Tanya to live and me to die? The questions swirl in my mind, intensifying my fear and confusion. I trusted him, believed he would save me. How could he betray me like this?

I hurtle through the air, the wind whipping around me, a mixture of fear, disbelief, and desperation consuming my thoughts. The sensation of free-falling into the unknown abyss below fills me with a gut-wrenching dread, every second stretching out into an eternity as I brace for the impact that awaits in abyss.

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