Chapter 116
Emilia's POV
The air was tense and charged with an energy I couldn't identify, and the night felt heavier than before. Once a haven of tranquility, the sacred grove now felt like a battlefield. Long shadows twisted and curled in the moonlight, much like the sinister ideas that encircled my head.
With her wide eyes darting between me and the person next to me, Eira stood in front of me. The One in the Mask. The thing that made me look foolish. The thing that claimed to be me but wasn't.
I sensed the gravity of the situation and the imminence of the choice she was going to make. She faced a decision that could either unite her with something more sinister or separate her from me.
I said, "Sweetheart, listen to me," in a tremulous voice that was hardly audible. "Look at me, e
