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Chapter Fifty: Reflections in the Dark
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2025-02-14 23:32:55
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The night after I saw the vision of what would become of me if my powers consumed me, thinking straight became harder for me. I had to act like I was sleeping before Dominic could leave—I didn’t want to be near him. The story of him witnessing my horrific moments was terrifying. I remembered how my eyes glowed with darkness and the chilling sensation that I was losing control that accompanied the moment. I knew I was only a few steps away from becoming who I didn’t want to be—a very wicked person. And I didn’t know if I’d be able to hold on to myself any longer. Judith entered the room at that moment without knocking—maybe I should not have told her my passcode. Her presence was steady as the moon that had witnessed my terror the previous night. Her eyes, filled with both compassion and determination, told me that she wasn’t here to blame or chastise me. She had seen too much already, she knew the fight I was going to face wasn’t going to be an easy one, and she understood th
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