I Married My Mate's Enemy
He wasn’t touching me, but his presence anchored me, his steady heartbeat somehow syncing with mine despite the chaos around me.
I forced myself to breathe. “I’m not afraid of you,” I told the shadows, voice trembling but firm.
They flickered.
“You hide truths,” one hissed, voice like wind through broken glass. “You deny yourself.”
“I acknowledge them,” I said, stepping forward. “But I do not let them control me.”
The shadows surged, spinning faster, pressing inward, folding the space around me. The walls bent, colors flaring and twisting. The light beneath my feet pulsed violently, threatening to throw me off balance.
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