Cruel Reminder

Serafina's POV

I dragged my exhausted body into the en-suite bathroom and stared at my pale reflection in the massive mirror. My bones ached with a dull, persistent exhaustion that seemed to seep into my very marrow. The makeup I had applied hours ago now felt like a suffocating mask of humiliation. I turned on the faucet and scrubbed my skin raw, washing away the pathetic evidence of my anticipa