LOGINThe night settled softly, like it wasn’t ready to make demands.Lola sat cross legged on the bed, laptop open but untouched, the glow of the screen reflecting thoughts she wasn’t ready to face. Outside, laughter drifted up from the quad college life in motion, unaware of the quiet gravity in her roo
Morning didn’t rush them.Sunlight slipped in gently, catching dust in the air and painting the room in soft gold. Lola woke with a strange, unfamiliar feeling peace. The kind that didn’t disappear the moment she opened her eyes.She was still in the middle.Jake lay on his back to her left, arm ben
The lights were off, but no one was asleep.Lola lay on her side, facing the wall, listening to the soft rhythm of breathing behind her. The room felt different in the dark smaller, warmer, more honest. There was no tension pressing down anymore, no threat humming under the surface.Just awareness.
Night arrived quietly.Not like before no alarms in Lola’s chest, no edge in the air. Just the soft hum of the dorm settling down, doors closing, laughter fading into low conversations and music drifting through walls.Lola stood at the window, arms folded loosely, watching the lights outside blink
The afternoon stretched out in a way that felt unfamiliar.Not tense.Not hurried.Just… open.Lola walked across campus with Jake and Damon flanking her not guarding, not hovering, simply there. The whispers still existed, but they were background noise now, like traffic she no longer needed to loo
Morning light slipped through the blinds in thin, pale lines.Lola woke slowly, awareness returning in layers. Warmth first. Then weight. Then the quiet certainty that she wasn’t alone.Jake was half-reclined against the headboard, one arm relaxed behind her shoulders, his breathing slow and even. D
The hallway closed behind them with a soft, final click too gentle for how violently it made Lola’s stomach drop. Jayden’s arm stayed wrapped around her waist, steady and protective, but even he couldn’t hide the tension sharpening his shoulders.The blue veins pulsing through the walls seemed to mo
The moment the doors slammed shut, the Doom Room seemed to inhale.Lights dimmed.The floor stilled.Then, slowly… everything began to shift.Lola felt Jayden’s grip tighten around her hand, his fingers lacing with hers like he refused to let her slip away not again, not after what just happened. Sh
Lola didn’t look at Mirror-Jayden.She didn’t look at Jayden either.She closed her eyes.For one fragile heartbeat, the entire Doom Room held its breath.Then she spoke.Her voice was soft… but steady.“I’m not going with you.”Mirror Jayden went completely still.Jayden’s knees almost buckled with
Jayden didn’t wait this time.The moment Mirror-Jayden reached for Lola’s face, the real Jayden threw himself forward, ignoring the pain rippling through his ribs. He grabbed Mirror Jayden by the shoulder and yanked him back with a furious roar.“Get away from her!”Mirror Jayden stumbled not becaus







