Emilia’s POVI woke up late the next morning, the kind of late that makes your stomach twist before your mind even catches up.My head throbbed like I’d been punched from the inside, and every bone in my body ached with a dull restlessness I couldn't understand.And hell, I couldn’t tell if it was from exhaustion or the leftover tension from last night’s chaos, Mom’s strange episode, Jettison’s visit, and the storm of emotions I hadn’t processed yet that was making me feel like this.Still, I forced myself up. The air in my room felt thick and suffocating, and the sunlight leaking in through the curtains only made the pounding in my skull worse.I moved straight towards the bathroom, washed up, and got dressed for work, and as I did, I noticed how silent the house was. It didn’t sit right with me, heck. It was just too quiet, but I didn't think much about it.Once done, I stepped into the living room; however, the moment I did, my gaze fell on the front door, and almost immediately my
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