First Bite
The mirror darkened, and the memory trembled as if caught in the grip of fate.
Then, with a quiet intensity, Mirabella whispered, “Then let her hate me. But let her live.”
In that fleeting moment, the mirror shattered.
Autumn gasped, a wave of cold air crashing over her as she was cast back into reality, stumbling into the physical confines of her attic once more. The mirror was now a cracked mosaic, fissures splitting it into chaotic patterns, reflecting a kaleidoscope of her astonished features.
The pendant had ceased its rhythmic pulse.
Yet, as she looked down at her hand, it shone with a faint, silvery glow; a sigil marked her palm, a branding of destiny she had never encountered before.
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