Chapter 28 Scars In The Mirror

Rachel POV I knew the mask would have to fall eventually. After Celine’s words, part of me wanted to bolt, vanish, leave that place behind and never look back. But another part, softer, rawer, forced me to face reality, to swallow the poison she’d spat. I stood from the chair, legs shaky, and walked to the boutique’s bathroom, my footsteps muffled by the thick carpet.