I stared at her, my jaw tightening as a bitter, mocking laugh escaped my lips. "Impossible," I muttered, shaking my head back and forth as I took a defensive step away from her. "I don't buy this ridiculous story at all. If all of what you are saying is actually true, and if you are really correct about me, then why have I never felt any of this evil power before in my life? I have never, in any way, wanted to hurt an innocent person, or do anything bad or wicked to anyone around me. I am truly sorry to say this to you, but everything coming out of your mouth right now is just a cheap fairy tale. It is nothing but pure fantasy." Elda’s expression grew incredibly heavy, the nostalgic warmth completely vanishing from her face as she looked deep into my eyes. "It is not a fantasy, Fedora," she countered softly, her shoulders dropping with a deep, exhausted sigh. "I swear to you, I wish with all my heart that I could just believe it was a fake story, but it is completely real. You don't
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