Because this was her fault.
And this...
This was exactly what she had feared.
Both of them would die, but it might only be one of them...
Please.
Please.
Please.
If You’re real.
If You’re listening.
Please give my extra life to him.
But when the darkness took her away and spit her out—
She was attending another funeral.
His.
And she screamed and screamed and screamed.
Chapter Five
“YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO be resting at home at this hour, not working overtime.”
Payton was still screaming inside of her head when the world around her rebuilt itself until everything was perfectly clear.
She was back in Fairscale.
And not just that.
She slowly looked at her wrist.
No more marks.
She had used up all of her extra lives, but she didn’t regret it one bit.
Because this time, it wasn’t just her who was reborn.
“Payton?”
Niccolò had also been reborn even though he clearly didn’t know it, and that was why—
She threw herself into his arms with a sob.
Thank You.
Thank You.
Thank You for keeping him alive.
Payton didn’t think she could ever forgive herself if Niccolò—