233. Claudia
My body trembled, fingers shaking as I clutched the phone to my ear, barely able to keep my grip steady. The air in my room felt suffocating, pressing against my lungs like a weight I couldn’t shake off. My lips parted, but the words stuck in my throat, tangled with fear.
"W-we can't do that. I… I’m not ready," I blurted out, my teeth clenching as if that would somehow hold everything together.
A sigh, deep and heavy, drifted through the phone's speaker, wrapping around me like an invisible chain.
"We don’t have another option, Love. You, of all people, know how much your father means to me," Diego’s voice was firm yet gentle, like he was trying to steady me from miles away.
I shut my eyes, my pulse pounding against my temples. Only the Goddess knew how much I missed my
