Content warning: This chapter contains mild language, suggestive themes, and mentions of bullying.
Emily
I'm in a hazy meadow straight out of a fairy tale, all swirling mist and twinkling fireflies. The air is thick with the scent of moonflowers and magic, and I just know, deep in my bones, that this is it. The moment I've been waiting for, the one that will change everything.
And there he is. My prince, my soulmate, standing tall and proud in the center of it all. I can't see his face, but the pull is undeniable, magnetic. My heart is doing cartwheels in my chest as I drift closer, my bare feet gliding over the dewy grass.
He turns, and I catch a flash of sapphire eyes, a heart-stopping smile. Yes. Yes, this is-
Wait. No. Something's wrong. The dream wobbles like a funhouse mirror, w
