THE POSSESSIVE BLOODLINE
“Listen to me, Jewel. What you’re feeling… it’s not just you being weak. This is depression. I’ve seen it, studied it, treated it. And I know where you are.”
I glance at Jace and Rick—both stiff, worried, waiting for orders. I keep talking, partly for Jewel, partly for them. “There are phases. It starts with denial—when you think you can handle everything alone. Then anger—at yourself, at the people around you, even when you don’t want to. After that, there’s bargaining, trying to make sense of the loss… then comes the low, the collapse. The depressive stage. That’s where she is now.”
Her fingers twitch against Jace’s sleeve, like she’s trying to anchor herself. Her breaths are short, sharp,
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