Meggy’s POV
Aria’s grip tightened around my throat, stealing every ounce of breath from my lungs.
Panic surged through my veins, my vision blurring, dark spots forming in my sight.
I tried to fight—tried to claw at her hands, tried to breathe—but my body failed me.
And just before I could tell if she had let go—
Everything went black.
Lila P O V
The feeling of being trapped crept up on me like an old nightmare.
I hated this feeling.
I had spent years fighting it.
And yet, sitting here, waiting for Aria, it came back like a shadow I couldn’t shake.
Aria had been with me through everything.
She had sat beside me during my recovery, never leaving my side, always listening.
And she had been with me—holding me—on the day I lost my children.
My heart clenched.
I was alone again.
