The argument with Lucas echoed in my mind, each word still raw and unyielding. I couldn’t believe what had just happened. It wasn’t like me to shut people out, but tonight—tonight felt different. I couldn’t explain it. The tension between us, the pressure to reveal things I wasn’t ready to share, it felt suffocating. I felt trapped in a corner, no escape, no answers. The sudden realization that something within me was awakening—something far bigger than I could ever have imagined—was too overwhelming to face.
I needed to be alone.
I started walking, my footsteps the only sound filling the emptiness of the quiet streets. Each step felt heavier than the last as I thought about everything: the training sessions, my new powers, Lucas’s prying eyes. I couldn’t help but feel like I was spirali
