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.

I loved and the people who loved me

my best to fight against my destiny, but it was

sheets turning damp as I sobbed, hoping against

of course, it was all wishful

simply a grace period, the calm before the storm. What was

It seemed like the ants from hell had already penetrated my skin,

bathroom and turned the cold water on. I couldn't even wait 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 chapters

myself back up, I caught sight of my reflection in the mirror. Through the haze, I could make out how red my cheeks were, and how my neck and

my vision remained hazy. The feeling was not that different

then something else was wrong with

scratching my arm again, but the itchiness only seemed to get worse. I scratched

then, someone

room. I whipped around

Rufus. Tears were streaming down my face as held up my bleeding arm. "Thetch won't stop," I whispered miserably. "What

I

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

my hair. "Calm down, Crystal," he rasped. "It's okay. Don't think about the

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