At that, Aeliana could feel the brutality of what felt like embers moving swiftly through her chest. Pangs of desperation and the strong desire for suicide washed over her as she brimmed with what she knew was absolute hell and chaos.

“Stop,” Aeliana cried out weakly, with all that she could muster. “Please make it stop.”

And with that, she nearly snatched the mirror straight out of the swan’s hands. It was too much for her to bear, and she thought… If only she had ...