Chapter 331. Seeing Things

Aurora’s POV

I froze, staring at Caroline like she had just spoken a foreign language to me. “What do you mean, Caroline?” I asked, my voice shaky, but laced with disbelief.

“See what exactly? There’s nothing there... it’s just... rocks, sand, the usual. Don’t mess with me right now.”

Caroline didn’t even blink, her eyes narrowing as she pointed directly in front of us. “Aurora, I swear I’m not making this up. It’s right there-like a circle of light, glowing faintly. Almost like those portals you see in fantasy movies. How can you not see it?”

I followed the direction of her finger, squinting so hard that my eyes began to ache, but there was nothing-absolutely nothing but the shimmering waves under the sunlight, stretching out across the horizon.

“Caroline, there’s nothing,” I whispered, feeling a weird chill crawl up my spine. “You’re probably tired, or your mind is playing tricks on you. We’ve been out here too long.”

“No,” she said firml