Talia's POV: I placed an online order for a copy of Hypnosis Fundamentals. When it came to learning ability, I was confident I could master it better than Ronan ever had. After staying up all night, I took a short nap at noon. Sure enough, I dreamed of him again. "Don't you love me anymore?" Ronan clung to the hem of my shirt like a lost puppy, his voice thin and breaking. "If I'm not good enough, I'll change. Please don't leave me all alone." Maybe I'd finally convinced myself of the truth. I was hypnotized, and every dream was nothing but a lie. Facing the dream version of him now, I felt nothing at all. Not a flicker of softness, not a spark of doubt. "Too bad you have nothing worth staying for." I said coldly. Then my alarm blared, and the dream shattered. Before, I'd signe

