Morning came in what felt like minutes, the sun was up, bright and it's warm light seeping through the cracks in the curtains, a warmth that did nothing to thaw the ice in my veins.
I'd been lying awake for hours, watching shadows crawl across the ceiling as the sun rose.
Sleep had eluded me completely after last night's... whatever the fûck that was. Sleepwalking? Hallucination? Prophetic vision?
Goddess…my thoughts were beginning to sound dangerously similar to my mother's.
My body felt heavy, weighted down by exhaustion and confusion. Each time I closed my eyes, I saw that blood-red moon hanging in the sky, felt the bite of snow against my bare feet, and heard Polina's accusatory voice.
You will ruin us all.
I pressed the heels of my hands against my eyes until stars burst behin
