~ELYSIA~
The whispers grew into a cacophony, bouncing around in my head. I felt like fingers of the accusations were pointing at me and they felt like the sting of a thousand bees. I felt Alex's doubt, his fear, and it only served to fuel the fire of my anger.
"You think I'm a monster," I shouted, my eyes glowing with the power of the Bond.
He took a step back, his own anger rising. "I think you need to be careful."
"Careful?" I spat. "You're the one keeping me in a cage."
Our arguments grew more frequent, more heated, our once tender touches now bruising. The Bond was a storm, a tempest that raged within us both.
"You're letting Ainsley get to you," Lila said one day, her eyes worried.
"I'm not," I said, but even I heard the lie in my voice.
The drama grew and with every fight, th
