After Alex guided me to the room, she quickly excused herself, heading back to the laboratory to continue her work. I felt a pang of guilt, worried I might have interrupted her experiments, but she assured me it was fine. “You’re the reason I’m here,” she said, a soft smile on her face, and I couldn’t help but feel a little reassured.
Once she left, I carefully lowered my suitcase onto the bed and began unpacking a few clothes. Every movement felt heavy, weighed down by exhaustion and the lingering tension from the day. I headed to the bathroom for a shower, eager to wash away the stench of monsters that seemed to cling to my skin like a second layer. The warm water soothed my body, but it did little to calm the storm of thoughts swirling in my mind.
Once clean, I returned to the bedroom
