Ariella’s POV
"What the—" My voice cracked, barely a whisper. Hazel exploded in my head… ‘Run or fight. Now! A little advice? Let’s just make a run for it!’
I waved her aside of course. I am no coward.
The figure…me…tilted her head to the other side, lips curling into a wider smile.
The smile on her face…on my face…didn’t belong to me. It made my face look like a terrifying possessed girl from a horror scene.
It stretched just a little too wide, just a little too knowing, like she could see straight through my skin and into every thought I’d tried to bury. The red glow in her eyes pulsed faintly, like embers being stirred back to life, and for a moment, I couldn’t move.
Couldn’t breathe.
Couldn’t think.
My body reacted before my mind did. I took a slow step back, my muscles tighten
