Calista
1 week ago…
What were you doing in the woods this evening?
The question cut through the air like a blade.
“I- I, what do you mean?” I stammered, taking a step back.
My heart pounded in my chest as I glanced around, feeling the weight of their stares. Everyone's eyes were on me, filled with suspicion and anger. The air seemed to crackle with their rage, making it hard to breathe.
My father stood closest to me, his eyes cold and unyielding. Beside him, my mother’s usually cold face was hard and stern, her lips pressed into a thin line. Even the Beta, Stavros, who usually had a blank face, looked at me with narrowed eyes. The hallway which is wide felt like closing in on me.
“Answer the question, girl.” My mother gritted out.
"I was just—" I started, but my voice caught in my
