Bella POVThe room Lena gave me was small, but it was clean and quiet in a way that felt almost unfamiliar, like I was stepping into something I had not been allowed to have for a very long time, and for a moment I just stood there near the door without moving because I was afraid that if I moved too fast, I would ruin it somehow.“Okay,” Lena said behind me, her voice casual as she leaned on the doorframe, “before you start overthinking the fact that you’re standing in a room that is not actively trying to destroy you, I need you to breathe.”I blinked slowly and turned to her.“I am breathing,” I said quietly.She looked at me.“Barely,” she replied.I let out a small breath that was supposed to be a laugh but came out more tired than anything else.“This is really mine?” I asked, looking around again.Lena shrugged.“For now,” she said. “Unless you plan on causing chaos, in which case I reserve the right to relocate you.”I frowned slightly.“I am not going to cause chaos,” I said.
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