I No Longer Dream of Tender Nights
The moment the door clicked shut, flames burst through the cracks, licking at the gasoline spread across the floor.
Despair swallowed Alyssa whole. She yanked at the handcuffs until her wrists tore open, blood mixing with soot.
But when she remembered her shattered, numb legs, panic clawed through her chest. She screamed through the smoke, "Finn! Help me! I don't want to die!"
Finn lifted his head from the haze, tears streaming from eyes stung by smoke.
When he saw the mangled ruin of Alyssa's legs, he turned away, voice trembling. "Don't be afraid, Alyssa. I'll get you out."