Kyle’s POV
The shriek of the alarm was merciless.
That sound ripped through the air, cutting the room in half. The red emergency light painted all of us in violent flashes, our bodies still tangled but our souls suddenly ripped back to reality.
For a second none of us moved. We just stared at each other, chests rising and falling, sweat cooling too fast under the harsh pulse of that light. The haze of what we’d just done lingered like smoke, heavy, suffocating, undeniable.
Then instinct slammed back into me.
“Get up,” I barked, my voice rougher than I intended. “Now.”
Katherine smirked, the remnants of her recklessness still burning in her eyes, but even she scrambled off the bed. Carter clutched the sheets to her chest, shaking. Samantha was the only one who didn’t look panicked — h
