Prologue

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The night sky stretched endlessly above the dark forest, silent witnesses to Jimin's agony. His hands trembled as he knelt in the clearing, surrounded by the still bodies of his family. The air smelled of blood and smoke. His chest ached, but it wasn't just for his kin—it was for her.

Yeeun lay crumpled at his feet, her once-bright eyes closed forever. The girl who had stolen his heart despite the impossible chasm between their worlds. The girl he was too late to save.

"They took you from me," Jimin whispered, his voice barely a breath.

His fingers traced the intricate symbols carved into the earth—a forbidden ritual his family had guarded for generations. It was meant to keep their souls free, unshackled by the cruel hands of fate. But tonight, Jimin would break every rule.

Yeeun's body lay still in the center of the circle, her once-beautiful gown torn and stained with blood. It was his fault. He should have been there. He should have stopped them. And now, he would make it right.

With a swift motion, he drew a knife across his palm, blood dripping onto the ground. The ritual required the sacrifice of blood—his blood—to bind their souls. A cruel exchange. They would live again, but the curse would make it so that they would never find peace. Only one of them would remember the other with each new life, and they would wander, endlessly searching, until they were reunited.

Jimin's vision blurred as the spell took hold, a flash of pain shooting through his body. He whispered her name one last time before the world went black.

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