‘6’ -The Tale Of Andromeda Haagden by Natasha Sutherland

Andromeda closes her eyes, breathing against the bones of a corset imitating her ribcage. She kneels in front of her daughter, tucking a tendril of raven behind her ear. ‘Meli. Do you want me to tell you a lie? It’ll soothe you for a while. Or I can tell the truth, it’ll wake you up viciously but then you’ll be on the other side of pain, figuring out how to move with it.’

Andromeda closes her eyes, breathing against the bones of a corset imitating her ribcage. She kneels in front of her daughter, tucking a tendril of raven behind her ear.
‘Meli. Do you want me to tell you a lie? It’ll soothe you for a while. Or I can tell the truth, it’ll wake you up viciously but then you’ll be on the other side of pain, figuring out how to move with it.’

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