They took her father.
Those words echoed relentlessly in her mind as she struggled to get ready, her hands trembling as she fought to tame her hair into a messy ponytail. She was still in her pajamas, not even close to being properly dressed, but that didn’t matter. They had her father.
She thought it was over. It should have been.
Ranya watched her with concern, sensing the turmoil boiling beneath her frantic movements.
“Where are you going?” he asked gently, careful not to provoke her, but his question only irritated her more.
She shot him a withering glare. “You’re not seriously asking me that, are you?”
“Cal…”
“You’re the reason all of this is happening! You’re the thorn in my flesh, a past I want to erase!" Her voice was sharp, laced with the sting of unresolved pain.
If only
