The door to the bathroom burst open and Jacob stormed in.
“Adelaide what’s wrong?” he demanded but I could barely hear him, my heart racing as my eyes remained glued to the mirror.
A woman… but she wasn’t me, yet she was me, floated in the mirror, her gold glowing eyes staring back at me, her skin blackened with cracks that pulsed with a radiant, golden light.
I parted my lips but no words left, the woman in the mirror floated closer until she passed through the mirror.
“What the…” Jacob trailed off. “Adelaide, come over, slowly.”
I swallowed hard and slowly shook my head. There was something familiar about her but one thing I was sure of was that she wouldn’t hurt me. She floated closer, tilting her head to the side, observing me. She parted her lips and a small keening sound escaped
