Fragile Reflections

Vivienne’s POV

I was still sitting in front of the mirror, staring at my own reflection as if it might speak back to me, as if the woman in the glass might offer answers that I couldn’t find within myself. My mind kept circling back to the truth I had tried so hard to push aside, the one that refused to be silenced no matter how I fought it. My feelings for Valentin hadn’t changed.

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