My legs gave out beneath me the moment we stepped outside the building. I collapsed. “Aria!” Emily gasped, trying to catch me before I hit the ground. But I was too heavy, too limp. I sank against her, my body trembling uncontrollably. “I… can’t…” My voice cracked, barely a whisper. “I can’t walk anymore…” Emily lowered me gently onto the ground, brushing strands of hair off my clammy forehead. Her face was tight, weary, yet there was still that endless softness in her eyes. “Maybe I should ask the guards over there for help,” she murmured. At her words, something inside me snapped. I looked up at her, my eyes wide with disbelief and brows arched in anger. “Why would you—” My throat burned as I spoke. “Why would you ask them? The same people who killed your son?” The night wind swallowed my words, but I could see them pierce her. Emily froze. Her lips trembled, but no sound came out. Silence stretched between us, thick and painful. I swallowed hard, guilt cl
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