The pressure around Solyn’s throat tightened until breathing became a foreign concept.Her back slammed against the cold tile of the restroom stall, the impact sending a fresh jolt of pain through her already injured shoulder. The door rattled as the man shoved it shut with his foot, sealing them into a narrow space that smelled faintly of disinfectant and fear. His forearm was locked beneath her jaw, crushing her windpipe with deliberate restraint, not enough to kill her quickly, but enough to make every second stretch.“Shh,” he murmured calmly, almost gently, as she clawed at his arm. “You’ll pass out faster if you waste air.”Solyn’s vision blurred as panic surged through her. Her fingers scraped uselessly against his sleeve, nails bending, skin burning. She tried to scream, but only a broken, muffled sound escaped her throat, swallowed immediately by his grip. Her chest heaved violently, desperate for oxygen that would not come.Her mind raced in fractured thoughts.Not like this
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