LILA’S POV
The moment those words settled inside my mind
everything inside me went silent.
Not peaceful silence.
Not calm.
The kind of silence that happens right before something breaks permanently.
You are not my enemy… you are my doorway.
My throat tightened.
My body refused to move.
Even my breath felt like it didn’t belong to me anymore.
Nathan was shouting something beside me.
I could see his mouth moving.
I could feel his grip on my arm.
But it was like he was far away.
Like I was underwater and the world above couldn’t reach me.
The hand in the c***k moved again.
Slow.
Deliberate.
Like it was testing the limits of reality itself.
The forest trembled in response.
Trees bending inward as if bowing.
Or collapsing.
It was hard to tell the difference anymore.
Ethan
