MY CURSED MATE

I Breaking through pain I

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KABANATA LXXVIII

Third Person's POV

Napapalibutan ng makapal na dilim ang buong paligid ni Everly, tila unti-unti siyang nilalamon ng kawalan. Ramdam niya ang lamig na gumagapang sa bawat hibla ng kanyang katawan, hanggang sa pati ang kanyang mga daliri ay tila nawawalan ng pakiramdam.

Para siyang bula na walang direksyon, nakalutang sa isang walang hanggang kawalan.

She didn't know where she was or how long she had been there. Wala na rin siyang pakialam kung ano ang nangyayari sa mundong iniwan niya. For the first time, she felt strangely peaceful. Tapos na ang lahat. She could finally escape the suffering that had followed her all her life.

There was no sound, no warmth, no sensation—only the emptiness inside her mind. Every ounce of hope, determination, and willpower seemed to have been drained from her, leaving nothing but a hollow soul drifting through oblivion.

Then—

"Everly!"

Napadilat siya nang marinig ang pamilyar na sigaw mula sa malayo. But when she opened her eyes, there was nothing.

Only darkness.

"Everly! Everly, it's me! Your sister!"

Napalingon siya sa kanyang likuran. Muling umalingawngaw ang boses ng babae, and this time, her heart immediately recognized it.

That voice. Her sister.

"Crizelle..." mahina niyang bulong, halos hindi marinig ang sarili niyang tinig.

Isang maliit na siwang ng liwanag ang biglang lumitaw sa kawalan. It was faint at first, barely visible against the darkness, but it continued to grow.

Everly stared at it. If that was where her sister's voice was coming from, then she had to reach it.

She forced herself forward.

At first, mabagal ang kanyang mga hakbang dahil pakiramdam niya ay napakabigat ng kanyang katawan. But the stronger Crizelle's voice became, the more determination returned to her.

Hope and desperation collided inside her chest. She ran.

Ngunit bago pa siya tuluyang makalapit sa liwanag, an invisible force suddenly stopped her.

Napahinto siya at agad na sumalubong ang kanyang mga kilay. She pressed both hands against the unseen barrier and pushed with everything she had.

"Padaanin ninyo ako!" Her voice echoed through the void. She struck the barrier again.

"Please! Padaan ninyo ako!" Ngunit nanatiling matigas ang harang.

"You're just wasting your energy." Napahinto si Everly.

The weary voice came from behind her.

Dahan-dahan siyang lumingon, her breath catching as she saw the woman standing several feet away.

She was tall and imposing, yet there was something broken about her. Her face carried centuries of exhaustion, sorrow, and regret. Her eyes were familiar.

Too familiar. Parang nakatingin siya sa sarili niyang repleksyon.

"It's me," the woman said quietly. "Weresfia." Nanlaki ang mga mata ni Everly.