Seraphina, still visibly shaken by David's confession, couldn't hold back her curiosity. "If you had such power from the beginning," she began, her voice hesitant but filled with wonder, "why didn't you use it for yourself? You could have made so much from awakening, um... you know, women." Her words trailed off, but the question hung in the air, demanding an answer.
David found himself in a tight spot, torn between truth and protecting the fragile trust he had built with these women. The truth—that they were all characters in a novel, unaware of the larger world—was unthinkable to share. If he told them, they might either go mad from disbelief or think he had lost his mind. But as their expectant gazes bore into him, David decided to twist the truth just enough to keep them close.
"I'm not completely sure myself," David began, carefully weighing each word.
