Chapter 183

So, in the end, that day had come.

Back alone in my room, I pressed a hand to my chest, trying to calm my racing heart.

I kept my expression under control, right?

Officially, I was supposed to know absolutely nothing about the compass's existence. I'd kept the knowledge from the original novel thoroughly hidden from Cain all this time, but the moment I'd heard that news just now, staying composed had been almost impossible.

The compass was complete. Which meant that, if things had followed the original story, this would be right around the time I would have died.

But this time, things were different.

I, who should have died, was alive and well, right here beside Melody, and the child hadn't lost her smile at all.

I really did manage to twist the original story off its course.

Even though the Temple's desperate move — brandishing a fake…