TESSA It was like my chest had been crushed under invisible hands, and my stomach felt like it was being ripped apart. A sharp pain shot through me, leaving me clutching my abdomen. What the hell was happening? My knees buckled, and I felt myself sliding against the wall, desperately trying to hold on. I saw a familiar figure and called him out without any hesitation. “Owen!” He instantly turned around, freezing in alarm the moment he saw me on the floor. “Tessa!” he exclaimed urgently. Then, he ran to where I was and kneeled right next to me. “What’s happening?” I shook my head, gasping. “It hurts,” I managed to say, my hand pressed to my stomach. The panic in his face hardened. “s**t,” he cursed. I tried to reach out to him, but another wave of pain ripped through me. My en

