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.

the people I loved and the people

done my best to fight against my destiny, but it was

damp as I sobbed, hoping against hope that this

of course, it

five years were simply a grace period, the calm before the

seemed like the ants from

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reflection in the mirror. Through the haze, I could make out how red my cheeks

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

something else was wrong with

itchiness only seemed to get worse. I scratched and scratched, until blood bloomed in

someone stormed

I whipped around

held up my bleeding arm. "Thetch won't stop," I whispered

I

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

he rasped. "It's okay. Don't think about the itch. Everything will be fine if you stop thinking

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