Iskander’s povI was drinking with my friend, but my mind was completely elsewhere. It kept replaying her face over and over again, the way Calyx spoke to me without fear, the hatred burning in her eyes, and that stubborn smile that refused to break no matter how much pressure I placed on her.Something inside me had shifted because of her, and I hated that I could feel it. For the first time in a long while, it felt like she had somehow gotten under my skin, like she had managed to shake something I had never allowed anyone to touch before.Then suddenly, a sharp, unfamiliar pain tore through my back, making me freeze instantly. My fingers tightened around the glass in my hand as confusion hit me hard, because the pain was too real, too intense, like something was tearing through me from a distance I couldn’t explain. My breathing slowed as I tried to ignore it, but it only grew worse, pulling my attention violently away from everything else.My eyes snapped up immediately.And witho
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