Gasps rippled through the crowd, and the room seemed to sway around me. My heart thundered in my chest, my breath coming in shallow bursts. I tried to speak, to tell everyone that she was lying, but my voice failed me.
From above, a soft, sinister chuckle echoed through the air, brushing against my ears like a cold wind. My gaze snapped upward, and there she was—the veiled figure. Her form was covered in darkness, the edges of her presence blurring like smoke. Though no one else seemed to notice, her voice was clear in my mind.
“Seems your little secret will be exposed today,” she hissed, her tone dripping with malice.
“Leave me alone,” I whispered, my voice trembling.
But the figure only laughed.
"I saved you at the cave," She hissed again. "I thought you would be begging for my he
