SIENNAFor a long moment after Rhys’ words settled into the room like cold ice, none of us moved. It felt as though the walls themselves had shifted closer, swallowing the air I depended on. Rhea placed a hand on my back, soft and steady, but even her touch couldn’t stop the tremor rippling through me. A secluded place. Hidden away. It sounded safe, but it also sounded like the beginning of another prison, one I wasn’t sure my soul had the strength left to survive.Rhys didn’t stay. He didn’t yell or comfort or scold. He simply turned and walked back out the door the same way he came in…quiet, stiff, as if every bone in his body carried a burden that was carved into him without mercy. The door shut behind him with a dull thud that echoed louder in my chest than it ever could on the walls.“I’ve never seen him like this,” Rhea whispered beside me, her voice small, almost frightened.“Not even when Elira ran.”I swallowed hard, feeling the dryness slide painfully down my throat. “He’s r
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