Lina’s POVThe moment I saw Kailen, my heart began racing so violently it felt like it might rip through my chest.His presence alone had always carried a certain weight—something cold and suffocating—but standing there now in the dim pre-dawn light, that feeling sharpened into something far worse.Fear.Raw and immediate.His gaze settled on me like the edge of a blade.For a second I couldn’t breathe.His earlier words echoed in my head, heavy and threatening, like a sword pressing against my throat.I instinctively looked at Pathy beside me.For the first time since she had walked into my room hours ago, I saw something crack through the calm mask she wore.Panic.It flashed in her eyes—quick, sharp, almost invisible—but it was there.Yet her posture remained composed, shoulders straight, expression controlled as if nothing about this situation surprised her.How c
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