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Celine POV

“What did you see?” he asks, leaning closer, his eyes scanning mine for answers.

“Nothing,” I whisper again, the confusion in my voice matching the turmoil in my mind.

“You saw something, Celine,” he presses gently.

I nod slowly, struggling to put it into words. “I… I saw nothing. It was just darkness. A really cold feeling, panic, and all these screams and shouts… but there was nothing to see. It was completely dark.”

His head tilts slightly as he processes my words, then he nods. “Maybe you’re too weak to see the full vision,” he says thoughtfully. “Forget about it for now. Don’t try to trigger any more visions. I was only asking—I didn’t want you to actually try.”

“Sorry,” I mumble, feeling small and uncertain. “I don’t know what happened.”

Jonathan sighs, pulling me into his arms. I let myself melt into his embrace, finding a small comfort in the way his hand strokes along my back.

The moment is short-lived, though, as the car door opens and Sebastian motions for me to
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