ONCE YOU HAVE TOLD YOUR FIRST LIE, YOU WILL HAVE TO TELL COUNTLESS OTHERS.

Harper's POV

"Get out of my body!!" I shouted, feeling as if my body was being torn apart.

I exerted all my strength, fighting to reclaim my consciousness. When I saw the dagger finally fall instead of piercing Wyatt's chest, all my muscles relaxed.

Thank goodness. I would never forgive myself if I had hurt Wyatt.

The world before my eyes blurred, and I could still see Wyatt yelling at me, but I couldn't hear anymore. I wanted to tell him I was okay, but I didn't know if I made any sound. I closed my eyes, overwhelmed by the pain coursing through every part of my body.

In that strange room.

When I heard that Karina had killed Wyatt's mother, the way I collapsed was like waves crashing down, completely undermining the children's carefully built sandcastle.

How could my mother be such a woman kidnapped by ambition and slaughter? A self-satisfied killer?

Karina continued to speak in my ear, her words like a spell gripping my insides. When I somewhat recovered from the chaos, I found that