Lilith pov

When evil doesn’t look like a monster, how would you even know who the real villain is?

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My heart pounded so painfully it felt like it would rip straight out of my chest.

So painfully I couldn’t breathe.

So painfully my vision blurred until I could barely see what was in front of me anymore.

Maybe it was because the tears wouldn’t stop falling.

Or maybe it was because something deep in the darkness kept pulling at me, whispering for me to close my eyes, begging me to lose consciousness so I wouldn’t have to witness what sat before me.

My chest felt torn apart.

Shredded into...