Chapter 28. The fall
Unfortunately, the eerily familiar figure didn’t seem to care about Charlotte’s thoughts, and it stepped closer.
"You failed," the shadow said again, the voice calm but sharp.
"Not just yourself. You failed your brother. You failed our entire family."
Charlotte just looked on and didn’t respond
"You made a promise, didn’t you? You swore revenge but you couldn’t even do that!"
Each word the shadow spoke was like a thrown stone hitting Charlotte’s crumbling statue.
"You know the truth, Charlotte. You’re not strong. You’re not talented. "
The figure stepped closer, and as it did so, its voice grew louder, each word booming in her ear like thunder
"You’re not your brother."
Its words stabbed deep, slicing through the last fragile threads holding her together.
"Join them."