Chapter 258. Bring Back to Life?

Aurora’s POV

The sun was beginning to lower into the horizon, casting the sky in swirls of pale orange and lavender. The salty wind brushed against my cheeks as we headed towards Ashton and Maggie, the pebbles crunching under my feet. I could hear the waves lapping softly against the shore ahead, and somewhere beneath it all, a heaviness pressed against my chest—a sense of urgency I couldn’t shake.

I needed to talk to them. I needed to understand what was going on inside their heads. Ashton had been too quiet lately, and Maggie… she had told me about Ashton knowing magic even before he turned eighteen. Something wasn’t adding up, and I needed to figure out what it was.

I turned slightly, glancing at Avery walking beside me. She hadn’t said much either, just offered me a look earlier that I couldn’t quite read. Maybe she felt it too—this strange distance that had settled between us all, like the tide pulling us apart without us even noticing. I was rehearsing