Bab 166: I Swear

Air froze in my throat. I opened my mouth and tried to explain—I didn't do it. This is only a vision. None of it is real—

"Yes."

The word that came out of my lips startled both of us. Bai Ye's gaze darkened, and I stood in place, in utter disbelief of what I had just said.

Then it dawned on me. The vision had made me say it. This was the test. The deepest fear in my heart … was that history would repeat itself, and I would never be able to change what happened or right what was wrong.