CHAPTER 39
Ariel's POV
I couldn’t breathe.
I couldn’t blink.
I couldn’t move.
I remained frozen beneath the bed as the last trace of makeup disappeared from her skin.
My mind refused to believe what my eyes were seeing. It fought against the sight before me, a sight my eyes had already accepted.
But it couldn't be.
No, no, no. This wasn’t real. This couldn’t be real.
Luciana straightened slowly while still sitting and staring at her reflection like she was studying a stranger she had finally grown tired of pretending to be.
But as for me? What I was staring at through the mirror went against all my convictions.
It was her. My sister. Ariella.
My chest tightened so hard that it hurt. I was a mess. I couldn't believe it.
My thoughts were scattered everywhere, crashing into each
