Forbidden
Huwag mo akong hayaang malunod dito mag-isa.
Anne slowly raised her head. When her gray eyes finally met Lauren’s tear-filled gaze, Lauren saw the terrifying, agonizing toll it was taking on her. Anne’s jaw was tight, her throat bobbing as she swallowed a lump of pure grief. She was watching the girl she loved get destroyed in front of the entire department, and she had to remain completely silent. Her hands under the desk were clenched into fists so tight her knuckles were stark white, her own soul breaking into a million jagged pieces.