He just needed to survive seventeen more days.
They walked in silence for several minutes, the only sounds being birds in the trees and the distant activity of the estate's daily operations.
Aurora's presence was both comforting and torturous.
He wanted to be near her, but every moment spent together made the bracelet's influence stronger.
Aurora stopped suddenly, turning to face Jack. She pulled out her notebook and wrote something longer this time, her hand moving quickly across the page before she held it up for him to read:
You said you were close to breaking my curse. That you'd found information that could help. Is that still true?
Jack met her gaze, seeing hope and fear mixed in equal measure. "Yes. I made a bet with the God of Fertility. If I win, I get to ask him one question, and he has to answer truthfully. I'm going to ask how to break your curse."
