SERENA'S POVI squeeze my eyes shut, hard, like maybe I can trap the tears behind my lashes. But they're relentless—rising, burning, stinging against my closed eyelids like acid. One escapes anyway, slipping down my cheek like a drop of betrayal, leaving a trail of cold fire against my heated skin."I can't do this," I whisper, voice cracking under the weight of the truth pressing against my chest. The words hang in the damp air of the cave, fragile and raw.The pain is already here, gnawing at the edges of my resolve. Just the thought of being separated from Damon feels like someone dropped a hundred-pound stone on my chest. It's crushing. Suffocating. I feel like I'm choking on it. My breath shortens, coming in ragged gasps that barely fill my lungs. My limbs go rigid, muscles locking as if preparing for impact, and my heart... it feels like it's being yanked in two, each half desperately clinging to stay whole."I can't do this," I say again, louder this time, backing away from her
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