How is Bryce dead? Had Luther or the others found out something I didn’t? Did they take matters into their own hands?
The fear gnawed at me, wrapping around my chest like a vice. What if they did? What if they unleashed the monsters? I tried to block out the voice in my head, but it wouldn’t go away. I shivered uncontrollably, my breaths coming in ragged gasps. It felt like trying to hold back a tidal wave with nothing but a flimsy barrier.
I was so lost in my head that I barely noticed the world around me. My vision was a blur of tears, my steps feeling like they were sinking into the floor.
Then, suddenly, a hand touched my shoulder. My heart leaped into my throat, and I froze. Everything around me seemed to stretch out, moving in slow motion. I turned my head, struggling to clear the
