CAINES POV I felt a final pain shoot through my head, and suddenly, it all vanished. The pain stopped, the struggle stopped, and the film was gone the next time I opened my eyes. Instead, I stood in a forest, thick mist curling around my feet. The scent of rain clung to the air. Moonlight flickered through the trees, casting jagged shadows. I turned, and there she was. Elara. “Is this my mind?” I asked, but I didn’t hear my voice. “Elara,” I called, but still nothing. I could only hear it in my head. She turned to face me, took my hand, and pulled me close enough until I could feel her skin against mine. Something in the atmosphere shifted, and I could hear my breaths loud and clear. So I tried again. “Elara,” “I can hear you now,” she replied. “This is your mind,” she added, and I followed her eyes, scanning the environment. “Since it’s yours, you should be able to recall what night this was,” she turned back to me. I studied the forest, my mind cracking with so many t
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