DANIKA
The drive is a blur. I don't even remember how we got here, how the city lights turned into winding roads, or how the roaring engine drowned out the pounding of my heart. All I know is that when the car stops, I don't wait for him to open the door. I shove it open by myself and stumble out into the freezing night.
The moment my feet hit the gravel, I start walking fast. I don't care where. I just need space. I can't breathe around him.
Kaziel's house looms in front of me, the dark stone and glass glinting under the moonlight. It feels...different tonight. Colder. The air vibrates with an aura that makes the hairs on my arms rise.
I storm through the front door, barely hearing it slam behind me. My hands shake as I push through the hallway and into the first door I find. I slam i
