Chapter 0573

Nina

Madame Zara's eyes flickered with a mix of fear and sorrow as she finally spoke, her voice barely more than a whisper. I could hardly hear her over the din of the crowd outside, and I had to lean closer just to make out what she was trying to say.

"Your family, Nina, it's... it's cursed. A generational curse that affects the first-born daughters."

I felt my heart skip a beat. "Cursed?" I echoed, my voice trembling.

Enzo let out a wry chuckle. "Don't bullshit us, woman," he hissed.

But Madame Zara just shot him a look, and in that look, there was everything. Suddenly, I knew. This couldn't be just any gimmicky fortune teller. She had ties in the supernatural realm. I was sure of it. Even Enzo fell silent, his eyes widening ever so slightly.

"I'm sorry," I murmured in the wake of Enzo's comment. "Please keep going, Madame Zara."

The fortune teller swallowed, then leveled her gaze with mine again. "It is true." She nodded solemnly. "The curse dictates that the first-born child of each first-born daughter in your family will be stillborn."

I felt a chill run down my spine. My mother's first child, as I had only just discovered, had been stillborn. I thought it was just a tragic accident, a stroke of cruel fate. But now, with Madame Zara's words hanging heavily in the air, a horrifying possibility began to take shape in my mind.

"Are you saying that... my baby..." I couldn't finish the sentence, the words catching in my throat.

empathy. "I am sorry, Nina. I can see

-generational curse? It sounded like something out of

"Why

"I'm not sure. I can only see the curse's

how do you know this?" Enzo chimed in, the skepticism returning to his voice.

"I know because I am not just a palm reader. I am from the supernatural realm, just like you," she said, her voice

protective instincts kicked in immediately. He wrapped his arm around me, pulling me close. "We're leaving," he said, his voice low and firm. "This is

Was our child really in danger? "But what if she's right?" I whispered to Enzo. "What if our

know if we

I insisted, my mind racing. "She knew about the baby, about the

must be careful," she called after us as Enzo started to lead me away. "The curse is strong. If you do not take heed, you will

but Enzo was resolute. He guided me out of the tent, his grip on

gentle but unyielding.

festival, the bright lights and joyful sounds felt jarringly out of place. My mind was reeling, trying to process

we can't just ignore this," I said, my voice shaky.

me, I want to believe," he said softly, his hands gripping mine. "But we should be careful.

"She knew about us. She knew about the baby and I'm barely even

his hair. "I know, but we don't know her intentions for sure. She

a tale about a generational black magic curse and a stillborn baby? And given what

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