CHAPTER 142: CHOOSE ME

SERAPHINA’S POV

Three mornings ago was the last time I saw Artemis.

The image of him laughing nervously, casting a final glance with a flimsy promise of seeing me again, is the last memory I have, and since then, he's become invisible. Absent from all his classes and clubs - well, the plausible excuse was his engagement.

Despite promising he would do something about it, it seems to have taken over every aspect of his life, including the bits that involved me, leaving me staring at places we used to hang out with a certain longing.

School feels different without him; it's colder, quieter, maybe even pointless, or perhaps it’s just me, unable to get my mind off him. Aside from that, I keep having nightmares, each more terrifying than the last.

This time, I'm stabbing a person with so much hate until I finally recognize his face as Artemis. The veil lifts from my eyes, and I realize what I’ve done.

Each dream becomes creepier and scarier than the one before, so I’ve sworn myself off