The Mate Games
The whispers grow louder, curling around my ears like smoke.
I press forward.
But nothing in here is still.
Suddenly, the trees around me shimmer. The world ripples like a disturbed reflection. I blink, and then I’m no longer alone.
My mother stands in front of me.
I freeze. Her eyes are exactly as I remember—warm brown, full of grief.
“Mom?” I whisper, my voice cracking.
She doesn’t answer. She just looks at me. Then she speaks, but it’s not comforting.
“You’ve betrayed me,” she says. “You walk with the ones who took everything.”
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