Chapter 464. In This Lifetime…

ASHER

I sat bolt upright in bed, my heart hammering against my ribs, as if trying to catch up with the flood of memories crashing through my mind. My breaths came in short gasps, my chest rising and falling rapidly, as the weight of everything I remembered settled over me like a heavy blanket.

Tears welled up in my eyes, blurring my vision, and within seconds, they spilled over, streaming silently down my cheeks. My hands trembled as I reached for the small vault in front of me, keying in the familiar code: 1022.

Jackson’s birthday… and the day I said ‘yes’ to Dylan.

The lock clicked open, and as I lifted the lid, my breath hitched.

There it was—the delicate silver necklace with a key-shaped pendant, engraved with the initials A.J. Jackson’s gift. And beside it, a simple yet elegant ring, with the word Kingsley etched into its surface—Dylan’s last name. His mother’s ring. He had given it to me because it was a family tradition… a symbol of love p