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Ronan collapses next to me, and that's when I noticethe deep, ruby-coated wound on his chest. Fuck. She must have gotten him when he was facing her.

I fall to my knees next to him, pulling him onto my lap.

“Ronan! Ronan, baby.” My voice comes out panicked, a shell of the strength it wielded only moments ago.

He looks up at me, the goofiest look spreading across his bloodied face.

And he smiles.

My sweet boy smiles.

“Guess I finally saved you, huh?”

One breath, one smirk.

And then his eyes close.

A tear falls from mine.

I breathe in and look up, smiling to myself.

He’s not gone. Not really.

Not here.

This is the Dreamworld, after all.

CHAPTER 38

Aisling

THREE MONTHS LATER

Lilith is gone.

Mymotheris gone.

I guess in some ways, it hurts. I had a mother I never even knew about, and when the time came, she stole everything I loved.

Karma’s a bitch though.

I look around the Dreamworld. What was once a broken and dark place is becoming something beautiful and cared for.

I didn’t ask to be the Queen of the Dreamworld. To be honest, I never even wanted it.

But someone had to save it from crumbling.

And I was here.

I brought Ash with me and she has stayed by my side since, following me on our new adventure.

She’s convinced she can bring health and magic to the world that lies somewhere between imagination and darkness.

I just smile and watch as she does what she’s best at. Creating something from nothing.

I see Ronan sometimes, every so often.

Like a ghost that lingers in the shadows.

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