#Chapter 379 Question That Changes Everything

Judy’s POV I woke up with the taste of silver on my tongue. It wasn’t real, of course; just another dream lingering too long. The forest that wasn’t real, Eloise, who hovered like an angel of death, and the stone that she held in her hands. It was the first time I had seen the moon gem like that; it was like a living entity. The way it’s light had slid under my skin and settled there like a second pulse… how it breathed in time with my own breaths. I lay still and listened. Gavin’s arm was heavy across my waist, and his breath was steady against the back of my neck. The normalcy of it… our room, the soft tick of the old clock, the morning light creeping under the curtains—felt like a dare. “I dare you to pretend that everything is okay,” the voice whispered through my sleep. Everything wasn’t okay. There was something inside of me itching to come out… something that’s been there the whole time, but was being blocked for whatever reason. I eased out from under his arm,