Prologue

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What have you done, you monster?

They didn't deserve this.

You killed them.

Oh, you didn't mean it? Right. No one would believe that.

Not your sisters, and most definitely not your father. And your Nana? Forget it.

My mother is alive. She is alive and well. You're lying, Beth.

You know perfectly well that I'm not, my dear Eliza.

"SHUT UP!"

No.

The girl's eyes shot open. She gazed around her.

"No." She whispered as the flames engulfed her home.

She'd still be alive if you had never touched it. It's all your fault. The adults may tell you otherwise, but it is all your fault, Eliza.

She hadn't noticed when the crystal had shattered into tiny pieces. She was still marveling at the fire in her hand. How is this happening? Questions flew through her head. The shattered pieces of the crystal had erupted into flames around her.

"Eliza!"

She finally looked up. She saw her mother clutching her arm. Her terrified face. That was the last thing the girl saw before the flames clouded her vision. And before she had woken up mercilessly again, only to realise that her mother was gone forever.

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