Chapter 748 Shards Before Drowning

• That was the very first image her mind returned to her, unbidden and insistent.
• “But... I feel like I’ve forgotten something crucial,” she whispered, brows knitting. “No matter how I try, I can’t recall. It has to do with someone—someone who matters.”
• Everything from the moment she awoke back to that plunge into darkness felt like a film reel sliced apart and rearranged. When she reached for the missing frames, her own brain locked the door, barring her like an unwelcome stranger. Still, a pulse in her chest insisted there was a mission—something she had been ready to do moments before the water swallowed her.