~ Risa's POV ~Everything seemed like a blur of colors that didn’t make sense anymore. The vibrant green of the rosebushes, the deep charcoal of Kael’s coat, the bruised purple of Elara’s face…it all swirled together into a sickening mixture of events and colours happening all at once. I was suddenly hyper-aware of everything around, the crunch of the gravel under the guards' retreating boots, the frantic beat of Kael’s heart against my ear, and the terrifying, hollow space in my own chest where that voice had just come from.I didn't understand. I had just wanted the noise to stop. I had wanted the cruelty, the malice, and the oily sensation of Elara’s jealousy to leave my skin. I had snapped, and in that moment of fracture, something ancient had reached out through my throat and rewritten the world."I’m sorry," I whispered, my voice sounding small and fragile now, a pathetic echo of the roar from moments ago. "Kael, I’m so sorry.""Shh, Risa. Don't speak …Just…just breathe," Kael
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