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And in that moment, standing in the wreckage of our family, I understood something else too: whatever power I'd awakened, whatever line I'd crossed, there was no going back to who we were before...
I turn to the young woman and speak to her in a steady voice for the first time, even though my chest feels tight.
"I'm going to let you go now, get dressed and leave this place. You won't remember any of the thing that happened here when you walked out that door."
I release Loveth's hand just long enough to move the switch. Almost immediately, my sister grips it again—this time lacing her fingers through mine, squeezing as if anchoring herself to me. Her hand is cold, trembling, and the contact steadies me more than I expect.
I prepare a memory switch inside the girl's mind when she finishes dressing, her movements were rushed and mechanical, I look her straight in the eyes and said.
"Think about everything that happened here," I said, "Think hard."
