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Bella’s screams rippled through the entire house, so loud and piercing that it reached Ava who was all the way downstairs. She dashed into the room at once, and she was stunned to find thrashing about on the bed, her arms flailing about as though she was on fire.
“Bella!” she screamed, rushing to her side immediately. When she placed a hand on her shoulders to try and steady her, she immediately jerked her hand back as soon as it made contact with Bella’s skin. It felt like she was on fire, and it was like touching a piece of hot metal.
“Bella, wake up!” Ava exclaimed, but Bella didn’t hear her. She was lost in her own trance, her eyes rolled over to the back of her head and her mouth open as though she was paralysed. The screaming seemed to be coming from deep within her, a genui
