Gina
“If you want me,” I say, my voice steadier than I feel, “then you leave him alone. Or I swear to God I’ll fight you every step of the way. I’ll make your life hell. I’ll—”
The blow comes from the side, a fist or maybe something harder connecting with my temple with stunning force. Pain explodes through my skull, white-hot and blinding. I hear Adrien shout my name, the sound distorted as if coming from underwater.
My legs give way beneath me. I feel myself falling, only the impact never comes. Instead, there’s just darkness, creeping in from the edges of my vision, consuming everything until there’s nothing left just the echo of Adrien’s voice and the certainty that I’ve failed—failed to escape, failed to protect him, failed to change the course that was set for me long before I und
