Lucian’s POVAn invisible force jolted me upward, forcing life back into my veins, breath into my lungs. It took a minute to realize where I was. Darkness pressed in, heavy and suffocating. Soil clogged my throat, my lungs, my every desperate attempt at breath. Each heartbeat was a war, each second a battle against the weight of the earth. I was buried alive. The earth was a coffin. Soil pressed against my eyes, my lips, my ears. Each second slowed, strangled by the weight above me. I should have been gone—a casualty of a cruel prophecy. But I wasn’t. And beneath the soil, I could hear everything. Phantom’s voice carried through the night, vile and venomous, tearing my girl down, stripping her of worth. “But I can do this.” Her voice shook, trepidation tangled with determination. “I don’t care what you can do.” He sneered, agitated, the words borderline abusive. “You are not going in there. PTSD hits people differently, and I need everyone at full capacity to make sure my mo
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