All Chapters of My Possessive CEO (Can love conquer pain?): Chapter 71

“MOVE!”My voice tears out of me as the thing lunges again—too fast—too precise—too perfect.Leon doesn’t hesitate.Of course he doesn’t.He steps in instead of back—meets it head-on—impact echoing through the room like a gunshot.Bone.Muscle.Force.Real.Violent.Unforgiving.They collide.And for a second—just a second—it looks almost even.Almost.“Maria—get out!” he snaps.“No!”I don’t even think.I just move.Because leaving him—again—is not an option.Not this time.Not ever.The device in my hand pulses violently.Red.Blue.Red.Blue.Faster.Unstable.Critical.“Final phase approaching.”My breath catches.Not now.Not now.“Leon—”“Focus!” he cuts in, slamming the other one back hard enough to crack the wall behind it.It doesn’t stay down.Of course it doesn’t.It rises again—silent—empty—unstoppable.Like I almost was.“Stop!” I shout at it.Useless.It doesn’t hear me.Doesn’t feel me.Doesn’t remember.And that—that’s what breaks something inside me.Beca