CHAPTER 63

**Aurora's POV**

I thought going back to the house would make me feel safe again. Matteo had reassured me that Sebastian was dead, and though the real mastermind was still out there, I convinced myself that being surrounded by people I trusted—Matteo, Bella, Anthony, and Austin—would be enough to make the nightmares stop.

But I was wrong.

I hadn’t slept a full night since coming home. Every time I closed my eyes, Sebastian was there. His face haunted me in my dreams, twisted and cruel as if he was taunting me for surviving while he had a peaceful and quiet death. Every night, it was the same—his hands...