"In this timeline," he whispered, "Matthew died during that mission."
The moment those words landed, realization flashed across Ivy's eyes.
Asher had personally conducted the burial afterward.
Ivy herself looked slightly stunned.
She truly never expected things to change in such a strange direction.
Originally, she wanted to warn Asher about Matthew's future betrayal.
However, because she had already interfered with history repeatedly, events had shifted completely.
In her previous life, she never sought Silas's help early on. Because of that, Matthew survived long enough to eventually betray Asher later.
But now... Matthew had died long before that betrayal could ever happen.
Which meant the person who eventually betrayed Asher in this timeline had become Garrett instead.
Thinking about that, Ivy slowly exhaled in relief.
At the very least, things no longer seemed to be moving toward the exact same disastrous future.
Perhaps fate itself was slowly changing.
