Crystal's POV:

By the time I returned to my residence, my emotions were completely out of control.

I had no idea how things had come to this. If everything had been premeditated, that meant that I had become a willing prey.

My thoughts were clouded by an indescribable pain. It felt as though thousands of ants were crawling all over my skin, gnawing at my flesh.

I stumbled into my room and burrowed under the covers of my bed.

I was shivering. I felt hot and cold at the same time.

My head was pounding, too, and all I could think about was the pain. Images of death flashed in my vision-Leonard's, Maya's, Rufus'.

I saw Rufus with a cut on his throat, caused by the black thorn that adorned his body...

And now... Now, it was Beryl's turn, wasn't it?

Noreen had once told me that I would only bring misfortune to the people around me.

was right. One by one, the people I loved and

had done my best to fight against my destiny, but it was all in

sheets turning damp as I sobbed, hoping against hope that this was all just a huge

of course, it was all

years were simply a grace period, the calm before the

wave of pain wracked my body, almost choking me to death. It seemed like the ants from hell had already penetrated my skin, and were now crawling around

until it filled the bathtub, I just submerged my head into the water, praying that it would numb the pain, if only a little. Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the FɪndNøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access

I pulled myself back up, I caught sight of my reflection in the mirror. Through the haze, I could make

once, then twice, but my vision remained hazy. The feeling was not that different from when I got

it, then something else was wrong with my body. My mind was in a daze, and I

only seemed to get worse. I scratched and scratched, until

someone stormed

room. I whipped around

as held up my bleeding arm. "Thetch won't stop," I whispered miserably. "What should I

I

hand, intending to scratch my arm again, but Rufus caught it in his

my hair. "Calm down, Crystal," he rasped. "It's okay. Don't think about the itch. Everything will be fine

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