Forbidden
Lauren said, her voice flat, shaking, and heavy with a profound heartbreak as she closed the door behind her, locking it with a sharp, final click.
"He has the archive timelines. He has the registration logs. He is demanding my total expulsion and the demolition of your tenure. Kakasuhan tayo ng university board."
Anne’s glass slipped from her fingers.
The sharp, shattering sound of glass breaking against the hard tiles echoed through the silent apartment, water splashing across the floor like a physical manifestations of their failed defense.
Anne slowly turned around. Her face was deathly pale, her gray eyes red, swollen, and swimming with raw, unadulterated