#Chapter 378: Doom

Nina Madame Zara’s eyes flickered with a mix of fear and sorrow as she finally spoke, her voice barely more than a whisper. I could hardly hear her over the din of the crowd outside, and I had to lean closer just to make out what she was trying to say. “Your family, Nina, it’s... it’s cursed. A generational curse that affects the first-born daughters.” I felt my heart skip a beat. “Cursed?” I echoed, my voice trembling. Enzo let out a wry chuckle. “Don’t bullshit us, woman,” he hissed. But Madame Zara just shot him a look, and in that look, there was everything. Suddenly, I knew. This couldn’t be just any gimmicky fortune teller. She had ties in the supernatural realm. I was sure of it. Even Enzo fell silent, his eyes widening ever so slightly. “I’m sorry,” I murmured in the wake of Enzo’s comment. “Please keep going, Madame Zara.” The fortune teller swallowed, then leveled her gaze with mine again. “It is true.” She nodded solemnly. “The curse dictates that the firs