Aria returns to the watch shop.
Something keeps pulling her there.
The shop owner smiles politely.
"Looking for a watch?"
Aria shakes her head.
"…just looking."
She walks deeper into the shop.
Hundreds of clocks tick together.
Tick.
Tick.
Tick.
Suddenly—
One clock stops.
Then another.
Then another.
Until every clock in the shop stops.
The owner stares in shock.
"What the—"
Aria touches a clock.
A surge of energy flashes.
Memories flood her mind.
Fragments.
Fire.
A chamber.
A kiss.
A boy saying:
"Then I'll find you."
Aria collapses to her knees.
Breathing hard.
"…Kael."
The name escapes her lips.
Even though she doesn't know why.
Outside the shop—
A black car stops.
Men in dark suits step out.
Watching her.
One of them speaks into a radio.
"We found the anomaly."