Zachary's POV
The moment the words left my mouth, I knew there was no taking them back.
“You bound Elias with Celine. You’re a mind binder.”
There was that suffocating silence that fell into the corridor as my words landed. Desiree didn't react immediately, and somehow that was worse than anger. Worse than her tears that had now dried up. She just stood there, staring at me like she was waiting for me to say something else—anything that would make what I had just said less real.
But I didn't and thankfully, none of them did.
What were we going to say? Our mother confirmed that she was a mind binder? Our mother appeared out of nowhere and…
It was just too much, if you'd ask me.
Her tears dried off, confusion slowly replacing the pain that had driven her moments ago, I could see i
