"Who are you?"
That was the question that stumbled out of my mouth before I could stop it. It wasn't planned… it just slipped out, raw and startled.
My feet moved on their own, taking a few quick steps back as if I'd just seen a ghost.
Because honestly… that's what it felt like.
But just like me, both Auren and Lady Celeste looked confused.
Auren's brows furrowed, his expression caught somewhere between suspicion and surprise. Lady Celeste blinked at me, her lips parting slightly as if trying to make sense of what she was seeing.
For a long second, no one spoke. The air hung heavy, filled with nothing but the quiet ripple of water.
I swallowed hard, my eyes darting between the two of them. "I—uh—sorry, I didn't mean to—"
But my words caught when Lady Celeste took a step forward, the sunlight slipping across her face.
And there it was.
Her face.
Same features. Same eyes. Same everything… down to the faint curve of her mouth.
