from the abyss of unconsciousness. She was barely aware of the

.. Can yo

familiar. So

ced around her, and her body felt like lead, too weak to move. A

now," the voi

ig brown eyes filled with

" Georgi

the Goddess!" She pulled Georgia into her arm

e humiliation, the pain, came crashing down all at once. A broken sob tore from

s of comfort. "You're not alone, Georgi

a long time, Georgia l

d as the memories kept

ged. Not to her fam

de. But after Seraphina was born, his love

choose Seraphina. Always looking a

ight she had thought he

she had ever owned. Anna had gifted it to her, so excit

taken one look at

u. Give it to Seraphina. Y

d, stepping forward

ff her and placed it on her sister. She had been forced to wear som

alw

was nothing compare

g to meet her mate, the one person destined to love her. The

had fo

reject her. Publ

he Moon Goddess must be playing a cruel jok

worst part. The part s

. A rough hand. A

s shirt as she came back to t

tant as if she was afraid Georgia m

rself to loos

way from Georgia's face. "I searched for you. T

rying to process t

gnant..."Anna's throat tightened. "I knew something was wron

like she had

e ran away? That she aban

ound, I searched the borders, I...." She exhale

, the weight of those

her. She had cared.

't change the empt

ce hoarse. "I should'v

hed. "Don'

way? To suffer? My father never loved me. My mother treated me like a bur

ntly. "You have me. And

ed her eyes sh

for them. Suf

f her wondered, had sh

rvived. Bu

eaviness suffocating her. "I

n her tighten

gia, you don'

t pressing down on her chest. The darkness fel

distance, Anna'

, stay with m

elt heavy. The

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