Chapter 163

Maya's POV 'I reject you, Maya.' The words landed like a hammer to my chest, and everything inside me collapsed. My knees buckled beneath me as I crumpled to the ground, breath caught in my throat, my heart seized in a crushing grip. Meliza was the closest and rushed to my side. “Are you okay, Ca..” Her words froze mid-sentence as she suddenly dropped to her knees too, clutching her chest. Panic flared. I glanced around. Lauren, Ashton, and Gabriel were all struggling, each of them pressing a hand over their hearts like something had reached in and wrenched it tight. Aira leapt down from the wall, Noah followed. Immediately moving toward us, eyes sharp and scanning. But I couldn’t breathe. Couldn’t think. The world was spinning. Then I forced myself to lift my head, and saw him. Oliver. He was on one knee, one arm wrapped around his chest, jaw clenched in pain. But that wasn’t all. His skin, his skin was starting to burn under the sun. “Oliver!” I cried out, reaching for him with tremb