Chapter 32

Lily POV The moment I heard Aria s voice on the other end of the phone, the dam wall burst, and a tidal wave of emotion rushed through me, freezing my veins and I couldn t speak. Aria s frantic voice coming through the phone, laced with panic. Yet I couldn t utter a word. Completely consumed by sadness. I can t fix this, what has been done, cannot be undone. And that realisation cut deeply, bleeding my soul out of me. "I can't because it hurts. Just make it go away" I tell Layla. Anything to take this feeling away, anything to stop my already broken pieces from sharpening more and slicing through me. "Let me take over, Lily" Layla spoke, her voice pained as she watched me struggle with myself. Struggle with my new reality. Struggle with everything I had been holding in. I feel her pull on the veil that separated us, letting her move forward, the darkness swallowing me and I let her. Shoving her forward as she came closer. Everyone has a breaking point, t