Alika’s POV My head had been hurting since morning, but by the time the sun began to fade behind the curtains, it had turned into something far worse than pain. It felt like pressure—like something alive was pressing against the inside of my skull, slowly, patiently, as if it knew I couldn’t escape it no matter how hard I tried.I sat on the edge of the bed, my hands pressed tightly over my temples, breathing unevenly. The room was quiet, but it didn’t feel empty. It felt… watched. Every shadow in the corner of the ceiling seemed a little too still, every reflection on the glass a little too sharp. I tried to convince myself it was exhaustion, maybe stress, maybe everything that had happened lately finally catching up to me, but deep down I knew it wasn’t that simple.Something inside me was waking up.And it didn’t feel like it belonged to me.I lowered my hands slowly, staring at them as if they weren’t mine anymore. My fingers trembled slightly, and I didn’t know why. The air in t
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