~Amber’s POV~ The triumph only lasted for a second because in the next, his body straightened, his hand shot out, and then he was choking the life out of me.I reached for Roxanne instinctively, desperate for her strength, for her to help me fight back.But it was like she was being actively blocked. I could feel her there, could feel her trying to surge forward, but something was keeping her down, keeping her from helping me.I was alone.I struggled against his grip, my hands clawing at his wrist, trying to pry his fingers away from my throat but he was so much stronger.“Axel,” I gasped out, barely able to form the words. “You are going to kill me.”His grip didn’t loosen. His eyes stayed blank, cold, like he was looking at nothing. My vision started to blur at the edges, darkness creeping in. I could hear my heartbeat pounding in my ears, getting slower, weaker.Then through the haze, I heard it.A frightened, panicked voice. “Axel, stop!”In an instant, I was released.I collap
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