Chapter 138Mondrian Ella’s head snapped up, her breath hitching. “What?”I looked away, staring at the weathered stone floor. “I've been cursed. My time is running out.”For the first time since I had known her, Ella’s face crumpled. Not in anger, nor resentment, but in something closer to regret, and she shuffled closer, as close as the bar would allow.“Mondrian…”I smiled, but there was no warmth in it. “You can't tell anyone?” I warned.She stood back before looking around, “who would I tell? The walks?”I chuckled at her actions, and she smiled, before her expression hardened, “How long do you have?”"Two weeks." My voice cracked, the weight of its severity weighing on me and I laughed, “Funny, isn’t it? All this time, I thought I could achieve something, I could get her to love me, and undo this curse. And now… none of it matters, she's gone.”Ella’s eyes shimmered with unshed tears. “It matters,” she whispered.” Does Celene know?”I shook my head, and she sighed, “Why didn't
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