Diana’s POVThe cool, sharp, and unrelenting scent of mint wouldn’t let me sleep. It coiled around me, a ghostly presence I couldn’t shake, as if the very air had turned against me.Kelvin's room smelled like this too, but here, the lights didn’t flicker. No bulbs buzzed like angry wasps. The glow was steady, almost too calm, like the room itself was lulling me into a trap.I wouldn’t fall for it.Gritting my teeth, I dragged the desk chair to the corner, its legs screeching against the floor like nails on a chalkboard. My back pressed into the icy wall, the chill seeping through my thin gown. My eyes scanning the corners for shadows, every flicker of movement, sent electric jolts down my spine.My fingers trembled as I tore through drawers, closets, shelves, until my hand closed around cold metal. A knife. Small, barely the length of my palm, its edge dulled from years of cutting thread. Eva’s sewing kit. But it would doIf Kelvin came…If he dared…I would be ready.I wasn’t.I woke
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