Mated to Rival Kings
I said, my voice shaking, "please pull me out. It’s scary. I don’t want to be stuck in those memories any longer than I have to be."
Raven rubbed my wrists affectionately, her touch a silent promise that she wouldn't let me drown. I leaned back in my seat, closed my eyes, and let myself fall into the source of my nightmares.
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Seventeen-year-old me is seated beside my mother’s bed. The room is cold, despite the fire burning in the hearth. My mother looks so frail and weak, her body swallowed by the silk sheets. Her eyes are sunken, the vibrant blue replaced by a dead, hollow gray. Her once beautiful face is as pale as the snow outside.
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