Chapter 687 - We Can't Be Together

*Author's note:

In this chapter, the script will switch back and forth between two simultaneous settings. I will use this (—) as a marker. Each setting compliment the other in terms of info, and they are only focusing on a single topic. You may read the last paragraph of the previous chapter to improve experience with this chapter. 

Happy reading!

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"What do you mean...?" Zach's voice trembled, his expression etched with visible terror.

The color seemed to drain from his chiseled features as he continued, lips quivering. "I-I knew that something dreadful had happened three years ago. The power, whatever it was, seemed to erase your existence entirely, erasing every trace of you from everyone's memory!"

His eyes, wide with a mix of fear and determination, locked onto Ryley's form. He grasped Ryley's arms, his grip firm as he shook the slender figure, almost pleading for confirmation.