Chapter 60_Moana’s POV
I tried to focus on the document on my laptop screen, but my mind refused to cooperate. No matter how many times I reread the same line, the words blurred together, rearranging themselves into something meaningless. My stepdad's voice from dinner kept replaying in my head.
Safety. The word tasted bitter on my tongue.
I didn’t know if it was concern or control disguised as care, but the thought of being sent away tightened something painfully in my chest.
I exhaled slowly and leaned back against the headboard, rubbing my temples.
Then the light in my room suddenly went off.
Complete darkness swallowed the room in an instant.
My breath hitched.
“What the...?” My voice came out smaller than I intended.
The hum of electricity vanished, replaced by an eerie silen
