The Devil's Broken Doll
The sound chased her, relentless.
She dropped to her knees before the basin, barely noticing the stone humming beneath her. Her hands gripped the bowl’s edge, a ripple shattering the surface as she leaned in, hair falling forward around her face. For a suspended heartbeat, she saw only herself—flushed skin, wild eyes, a faint glow clinging to her like heat haze.
Then the water stilled. And behind her reflection, something shone.
Adelaide’s breath caught. Wings. Clear as truth.
White and gold fire arced from her shoulders, not blazing, not consuming, but defined. Each wing curved outward in elegant, impossible lines, feathers shaped from living Emberlight, layered and vast. They moved subtly
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