Ophelia povI’m so confused, I don’t know what to think anymore. All of them start speaking over each other, the only person who remains silent, just holding my hand, is the serpent. Alister, Hayes and Tate are too busy screaming at each other to notice the growing panic in me. Whatever I expected of my coming of age ceremony, it wasn’t this. “Stop!” I suddenly scream and silence them all. My chest is heaving with heavy breaths and my face feels so hot, my skin might as well melt off. I take a few seconds to gather myself before I speak, “I need you all to calm down.” Alister actually has the decency to look ashamed even as he flashes me a small, barely there smile and mutters, “sorry, baby, won’t happen again. Promise.” The next moment, he walks back to me and wraps an arm around my waist, pulling me a little closer while the serpent still holds my hand, looking equally as entertained as bored. “Okay, here’s how it’s going to work,” I start, forcing my voice to remain steady,
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