Aurora's POV
But Natalie's voice was shaking.
I just watched her quietly. Because for once, I didn’t have to defend myself. The truth was doing it for me.
Hours later, after the session was suspended, I walked down the marble hallway alone. My heels clicked against the floor, echoing through the emptiness as the air smelled like cold rain.
Zayne caught up to me just before the exit. “Aurora, wait.”
Immediately, I turned. His face looked paler under the fluorescent lights, almost ghostly.
“What?” I asked softly.
He hesitated, glancing around before stepping closer. “I need to tell you something.”
I expected an apology, maybe even another excuse. But what he said next sent chills through me.
“My illness… it isn’t what we thought.”
I frowned. “What do you mean?”
“The doctors said
