Bound by Voices
He found her in the chapel, surrounded by glowing shards, her hands pressed against the mirror’s cracked surface.
“Mira, stop!”
She turned, eyes glimmering with light—not human light. “It’s the only way.”
He reached for her. “Please—don’t.”
She smiled faintly. “You told me once to stop making promises. So this time, I’ll make a choice.”
And before he could move, she whispered one word:
“Release.”
Light burst from her chest—blinding, pure—and every shard in the room shattered into dust.
When the glow faded, she was gone.