The Mirror's Son: Love & Shadows in the Glass

A Father's Promise

Published Jan 22, 2025 Updated Jan 22, 2025 Paranormal romance

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The Mirror's Son: Love & Shadows in the Glass

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Mr. Aldemar Thornfield believed it was impossible to apologize enough.

He couldn't imagine what it must be like for his son to face every day knowing that his mother, despite starting out as a kind and well-loved lady of the house, had become irrevocably twisted by the magic mirror she had held in her possession. It was her optimism and innocence that kept her from seeing the mirror's malice and what she had become as a result of it.

Even in an age of trains and typewriters, the shadow of unsavory enchantments lingered, no matter what skeptics claimed. On his way to his son's room, he couldn't help but overhear the whispers of the servants.

"Magic mirror? Please. The lady simply went mad."

"Poor child. To lose his mother so young..."

"And everyone knows madness runs in