CHAPTER 23: SHE REFUSED TO PAUSE
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The glass slipped from her hand before she even realized her grip had loosened.
It hit the floor with a sharp, clean c***k, shattering into uneven pieces as water spread quickly across the surface.
The sound cut through the quiet room. Arianna froze.
Her eyes dropped to the floor, watching the thin trail of water stretch outward, catching fragments of her reflection in broken pieces.
Then something clicked, not from the glass, not from the noise but from her mind.
“Oh my God…”
The words came out low, almost to herself.
Isla straightened immediately from where she sat.
“What? What happened?”
But Arianna wasn’t looking at her. She wasn’t even seeing the room anymore. Her thoughts had already moved. To Work.
It came rushing back all at once, un
