Aurora
The moment he stepped out of the car… something shifted in the air drastically.
At first, I couldn’t explain it. It wasn’t loud. It wasn’t obvious. Just… a quiet, creeping unease that slithered into my chest and refused to leave. The tension in the air was so intense that it sent unfamiliar feelings all over me.
My fingers tightened around my dress as I stared at the door he had just shut behind him.
‘No matter what happens, stay in the car…’
Those words echoed in my head, reverberating through every corner of my heart, adding to the tension already coiling tightly within my veins.
I watched him as he moved toward the first car, standing beside it while instructing the driver to step down. His eyes swept the surroundings, sharp and calculating, scanning everything, including t
