Chapter 245. Sibling Rivalry

Aurora’s POV

I woke up slowly, the warm weight of Caleb’s arm draped across my waist. The sunlight was soft, filtering through the curtains, casting golden rays across the room. It felt like a dream, the kind you want to hold onto for as long as possible. I blinked against the light, groggily trying to make sense of where I was. The storm from last night had passed, the sky outside now a calm blue, and for a moment, I felt a sense of relief wash over me.

Had it been an omen? That terrifying storm? That horrifying dream? A warning that something was off? It wasn’t the first time I’d wondered if the universe was trying to tell me something I wasn’t ready to understand.

Caleb’s breathing was steady, his chest rising and falling beneath me in a quiet rhythm. He looked so peaceful, so unbothered by everything that had happened—by the tension between that still lingered, by whatever it was that had kept me up last night. It had been a long, emotional night, but ri