Bound by Voices
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The melody poured out, pure and unbroken.
The room flooded with light. Elara’s form wavered — not fading, but splitting, like glass fracturing into infinite reflections.
Adrian shouted something, but she couldn’t hear him.
The music drowned everything — her fear, her body, even her thoughts.
And then, in a final whisper, Elara’s voice merged with hers:
> “If one heart must break, let it be reborn.”
The light exploded.
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When the world steadied, Adrian was on the floor, gasping. The mirrors had shattered. The curse mark on his wrist was gone.