~RYLAN
I could still feel the painful stings of the silver chains as Sylver rained them on me.
It felt distant, but I could still feel it. The burn, the sting, the pain.
His face flashed in my mind and I almost screamed as he pierced into my sides with his long sharp claws...
Even though I knew they were just distant memories, I couldn't stop the echoes from coming.
It was like the pain had left a mark, a record that each time I closed my eyes, they replayed on their own. They were on repeat, reminding me of the sort of monster my brother could become.
And even though I tried to forget, I couldn't.
I couldn't tune out the images of the abuse I had received— I could clearly see Sylver as he suddenly grabbed my neck, hitting me multiple times with that dead look in his eyes.
I saw th
