Chapter 116: Fractured Royalties

LUMINA I left the office quickly, my mind filled with a lot of conflicting emotions. The conversation with Xenois had shaken me more than I wanted to admit, especially when he'd mentioned that dream about us dying in a car accident. My steps faltered in the hallway as the memory of that terrible night crashed over me. The rain, the desperate need to get away from the pain of watching Xenois choose Sophia and Riley over us again, trying to make Ollie feel better about the broken promise by taking him to get ice cream as an additional treat. The way the car had skidded on the wet pavement, the moment of absolute terror before the impact, Ollie’s heart not withstanding the pain and pressure before dying, me dying in his arms… But that was my previous life, my previous death when Sophia had won. How could Xenois have dreamed about it? Was it possible that somehow, in some way, he remembered about it? Or was it simply a coincidence, his subconscious fears manifesting in the most t