Mira’s POV:
Warning: This chapter contains strong themes of s****l violence. A summary will be provided at the end of Chapter 19 (continued) for readers who wish to skip it.
Just as I let out a breath of relief, the light in my room flicked on. I turned, confused—only to see my brothers, Jacob, Joshua, and Nathan, standing around me. One on each side.
Why were they here? Why had they been standing silently in the dark?
“Guys… what’s going on?” I asked, my voice trembling as they grabbed me. Without a word, they began dragging me toward the bed.
That’s when I saw him.
Caleb.
Sitting on my bed, my journal open in his hands. His cheeks were streaked with tears, his eyes red—but when he looked up at me, there was nothing soft left in them. Only fury.
“You f*****g b***h,” he spat.
My b
