AI WHISPERS
Our bound arms are pressed between us, the rope digging into our skin.
"Who do you love?" he whispers.
"You," I choke out. "I hate you right now, but I love you."
"I love you," he says. "Only you."
"Release together," Echo whispers. "Forgive through flesh."
Alex moves. It’s brutal now. Final. He’s driving us both over the cliff.
"Mia!"
"Alex!"
We scream together.
The climax hits me like a physical blow, purging the last of the resentment from my system. I clamp down on him, sobbing, shaking, holding onto him for dear life. He pours himself into me, his forehead resting against mine, his tears mixing with mine.