Chapter 104. Ready

Xerina’s POV

I sighed again, trying to let go of the tension coiled inside me. This wasn’t the time to dwell on visions or the fatigue that gnawed at the edges of my consciousness. I had to focus on what was real—on Rasmus, on the ceremony, on the future we were about to step into together.

As I fastened the clasp on my dress, my fingers brushing against the cool fabric, I could still feel the faint echoes of the vision—like a whisper at the back of my mind, refusing to be silenced. But I couldn’t let it distract me. I had to believe in the present, in the reality I was living, not in the shadows of what might be.

With one last deep breath, I straightened up, smoothing down the front of my dress. The delicate fabric shimmered under the soft light, a stark contrast to the storm of emotions brewing inside me. I couldn’t afford to falter now, not when I was about to step into a role that would change everything.

I turned away from the mirror, the vision s