Kayla’s POVThe room was still spinning. The pieces of shattered glass shimmered faintly, catching the pale morning light, and I could swear they were watching me. Every reflection showed something slightly different—my expression twisted, my eyes glowing brighter, my lips whispering words I couldn’t hear.Damien knelt beside me, his hands gripping my shoulders. “Kayla, look at me. Focus.”I tried, but the world blurred at the edges. Heat pulsed through my veins, burning, wild, uncontrollable. The air felt thick, humming with an energy that didn’t belong to me anymore.“Damien,” I whispered, voice trembling. “He’s inside me. I can feel him moving.”His hand tightened on mine. “You have to fight it. Whatever this thing is, it feeds on your fear. Don’t give it what it wants.”But I was already slipping. The walls of the room seemed to breathe with me, expanding and contracting, as if the apartment itself was alive. The lights flickered again, the bulb above us bursting with a sharp pop.
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