Chapter 371 All Over Again Part 1

• Aurora’s P.O.V
• I woke up with a gasp that ripped through my throat like I’d been drowning in my sleep. My heart was slamming against my ribcage, every beat loud and frantic, like a warning bell. My lungs struggled to catch up, desperate for air, but the more I breathed, the more the terror sunk its claws into my chest. Sweat clung to my skin, cold and sticky, as I shot upright on the couch. The dim lighting of the room only amplified the shadows dancing on the walls, mocking me, whispering lies—or were they truths?
• I blinked hard, trying to steady myself, the nightmare still clinging to the edges of my mind like cobwebs I couldn’t shake off. Everyone was asleep. I could hear the soft, even breathing of the others—so peaceful, so unaware. My eyes darted around the room, my pulse still racing.