Chapter 82.

[KIM’S POINT OF VIEW]

It seemed like a dream—one of those dreams that you know will never come true, but there was still a glimmer of hope—but this shouldn't be happening; Arthur shouldn't be standing in front of me.

Standing? My gaze was drawn to his legs before returning to meet his grey eyes.

It felt like I was staring at someone entirely different but I knew this was Arthur despite the fact that he didn't look like anything I remembered.

His grey eyes had grown darker, but they were hollow and deep and they looked unfamiliar; his features had changed since I last saw them two years ago; his hair was a dark shade of black; it was neatly brushed off his broad, smooth forehead; he was wearing a black suit that looked so appropriate on his body; and, finally, he wasn't real.

And those were my final thoughts before my visions blurred and everything went black.

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When I opened my eyes again, I saw Ivy's worried expression staring down at me. I jerked myself onto the bed and strained