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follow my movement. The first thought that came to my mind was that it resembled one of those mirrors in hotels with people watching behind th

but apparently it couldn't care less whether I saw it or

ight jump at me. Maybe the universe was glitching, or it could be because I woke up early for the first time in years.

where's my

ping the sheets off my bed, I darted my eyes around for the cord. There was zero chance that Tali

lapped my

ably in t

noyed that I had to come in here at all. I didn't like being in their space when they weren't home. It felt l

re casually set had a reason for being there. The bed was made, the curtains drawn just enough to let a pale glow seep in. The air smelled faintly of cedar, and golden accents adorned the room-not surpr

that the charger would be where it usuall

to buy that woma

into her power bank. Not that she ever really us

n of the wall where my parents displayed their most prized possessions from their wolf pack. In the c

er really understood, even as a kid. The symbols had never made sense to me. Not l

ened, squi

today, it didn't

ed like

anged themselves in my head without actually mov

r

war

and silence reign, the

s it had formed, t

ng me staring at the wall, blinking an

s hallucinating or if this was ano

nd confusion, my stom

," I held

d cryptic prophecies to remind me

text and I knew she was rou

e wall and ran through the do

t my reflection in the window glass lingere

Shoving a piece of chocolate in my mouth, I scoop

g table and stuffed them into my handbag. I was about to dash out the

pically kept on the table; it gleamed under the silver-

e plate more clearly. It's not

wa

ave needed a magnifying glass to see clearly. I focused on my reflection in the plate and

up the

n and I approached the sink and doused my face in water. R

ecifically

nk they were

green hue, but were now entirely a bronze-like shade

ll go away soon." I repeat

hough Talia would never let me walk next to

and she has made some qu

nded outside.

d down in the sink. I peeked at the mirror agai

t th

imes. She wasn't the

es everywhere as I rushed

e living room. I could see her already

door and slammed it shut. Something fell to the floor beside me,

over here!"

the thing under the bushes

said, rolling her eyes as sh

it for free as well, because if she had bought it herself, she would ha

eyes were normal. "I'm a lady, you know we need time."

eturn that I would learn

ver my hous