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Secrets in the Smoke

Author: Super Nova
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-16 14:08:18

Lorien

My chest tightened, the sound of my own heartbeat thundering in my ears. Kieran’s grip still lingered like phantom heat on my wrist, but the moment had twisted too fast, too unexpectedly. I couldn't breathe. I couldn’t think.

I stumbled back, nearly tripping over myself.

“Lorien—wait—”

But I was already bolting.

The night air hit my face like a slap. Cold, sharp, and cruel. My legs moved on instinct, pushing me through the thinning woods just beyond the bonfire clearing. It wasn’t far—I couldn’t go far—but I needed space. I needed silence. I needed anything other than Kieran’s voice echoing in my head.

Why did he grab me like that? Why did I let him? Why did it feel… safe?

I reached a grove, my lungs heaving, and collapsed against a tree. My fingers shook. My throat closed in on itself. Everything was crashing in again. My heart ached with a pressure I couldn’t contain. My eyes burned.

Stop it. You’re fine. You’re okay. No one knows.

But then I heard footsteps behind me.

I did
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