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Chapter 120 - AFTERSHOCKS

Penulis: Thattrekonsi
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-25 19:15:54

ASARAIAH KAINE

The moment the car door slammed shut behind us, Calla broke.

Not loudly.

Not dramatically.

Just… quietly.

Like someone cutting open a seam that had held too much for too long.

Her fingers dug into my arm, trembling so hard her nails shook against my skin.

“Are you—” I started.

She cut me off with a wet gasp. “I thought—” Her voice cracked. “I thought they were going to kill me, Asa.”

Her breath hitched, too fast, too messy. Her mascara smeared across her cheeks like war paint.

I pulled her into me, holding her so tightly her heartbeat thudded against my ribs.

“I know,” I whispered.

Because I did.

Because I’d been where she was.

Because I’d bled the same way.

Her forehead pressed to my collarbone. “They kept saying your name. They said you wouldn’t come. They said nobody would come.”

“They were wrong.”

“Then why did they do it?” she choked. “What did I ever do to them?”

Nothing.

Except love me.

Except stand beside me.

Except exist.

But I didn’t tel
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