The name *City of Cycles*—it was almost etched into Isabella’s very bones. Even though a lifetime had passed, the memories related to it were still as clear as yesterday. This *Heart Lock*, in her past life, had once been passed to her daughter. It accompanied her for the briefest of years, but was her daughter’s most treasured possession. In this life, she couldn’t bring her daughter into this world. But she could buy things her daughter had once loved, as a way to remember. And more importantly, this *Heart Lock*, as far as she knew, held some kind of magical power—it could potentially allow for the cycle of life to repeat. Of course, that was just her theory. She needed to get it, to confirm her suspicions. If *City of Cycles* really could make the cycle of life possible, then

