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[ ONGOING ] A DARK ROMANCE
❝Estelle, my darling," Mother cooed, looking down thoughtfully upon me.
"Yes, Mother?"
Her hand snaked down from my shoulder to my wrist, gripping it tightly as if she was my personal handcuffs.
I flinched as her thumb brushed the marks William had left upon my cheek.
"The bruises really bring out your eye color.❞
At what point, does being your mother's daughter become a negative trait? At what point, does the sugarcoated protectiveness turn into obsession and control? At what point did Estelle Strathen decide to take matters into her own blood-stained hands? Fighting fire with fire has never been such an ironic phrase.
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