Aria’s POV
Jade sat on the white floor with a sigh. “Okay, where do I begin?” she murmured to herself.
“From the beginning,” I replied, folding my arms.
She scratched her head. “Well, which beginning? Mine? Or–”
I interrupted her impatiently. “From the beginning of everything, Jade. Stop stalling, and start speaking.”
Jade rolled her eyes. “Okay, fine.
She looked away for a moment before she finally met my gaze. “I’ve been here, in your subconscious, for a long time, Aria. Just like Rhea. But unlike her, I was… asleep.”
I frowned, processing her words. “What do you mean?”
“I don’t know how I got here. I don’t know why I exist inside you,” she admitted. “But for as long as I can remember, I’ve been stuck here in a deep sleep. I could hear things happening around you, but I couldn’t
