Camila’s POV“I don’t like this,” I whispered, the words barely escaping my throat.Daniil didn’t respond, his gaze still fixed on the empty doorway. The tension in the room was unbearable, like a tightrope pulled too taut, waiting to snap. The only sound was the rapid beating of my heart in my chest, but even that seemed too loud, as if it was echoing through the thick silence.“Daniil,” I said, taking a step toward him. “We can’t just”“Don’t,” he snapped, his voice colder than I’d ever heard it. His head snapped in my direction, eyes flashing with something dark, something I wasn’t sure I could handle. “Don’t tell me what we can’t do, Camila. I’m the one who’s been fighting, who’s been holding this damn world together by the thinnest thread. I’m the one who has to clean up every mess you and I make. So don’t fucking tell me how to handle this.”His words hit me like a slap. I recoiled, but I didn’t retreat. The fire in his eyes, the way his body seemed to pulse with barely containe
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