The walls had never felt so close.Laura lay curled on her side, her back to the door, the moonlight slipping through the slats of the window like pale prison bars. Her hands were balled beneath her pillow. Her eyes open, but still — unmoving. Not blinking.She hadn’t said a word since the slap.Since she walked out.Since no one followed.The door creaked open slowly behind her.She didn’t turn.She didn’t have to.The voice was unmistakable — firm, measured, as always.“Starting tonight,” Lucas said from the doorway, “you are grounded.”His footsteps didn’t echo. They were too soft, too deliberate.“You are prohibited from leaving this room,” he continued. “Not for training. Not for strolls. Not for council meetings. Not for anything. Until the fifth full moon rises.”Laura’s fingers twitched under her pillow.“Five full moons, Laura.”Still, she didn’t speak.Didn’t breathe too hard.Lucas exhaled slowly. “Do you understand what you’ve done?”Laura blinked once.The ceiling didn’t
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-07-21
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