Syrn’s POV“Just stand there, Camille,” I said, my voice sharper than I had expected. The night air was cold, a deceptive silence before it would finally fall. I just needed a moment, a breath outside these walls.Camille ignored me, though, and stepped through the door onto the porch. Her gaze was fixed, unwavering. “It won’t happen, Syrn. Not tonight.”I faced her, the familiar frustration building in my stomach. “What’s wrong with you? I’m just going to walk.”“A walk that will become a run, like last time,” she replied, her arms crossed over her chest. “No. I’m coming with you, or you’re not leaving this house.” Her jaw was set, and I knew that look. It meant granite, unmoving.A groan escaped me. I couldn’t bear it. “You can’t be serious.”“Oh, I’m serious,” he replied, a hard glint in his eyes. “I am. So, what’s going to happen?”The thought of staying inside, trapped in this suffocating silence, was worse than being with him. Worse. I sighed, a long, laughable sound. “Okay. But
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