Ella’s POV
My world stopped. I could not breathe. My vision blurred as if a heavy fog had rolled over my mind. Every nerve in my body screamed, yet I could not move. It felt like my spirit had been ripped out of me and left floating somewhere far from the sand beneath my feet.
Another death, I whispered, my lips trembling. My hands shook violently, and my chest felt like it might explode. I collapsed onto the sand, my heart hammering so violently I thought it would burst from my chest. I wanted to scream, to run, to do something, but my body refused to obey.
Alex’s hands landed on my shoulders before I even realised she was there. She held me firmly and guided me upright. Her grip was steady, a small anchor in the storm raging inside me.
“There is no time for this, Ella. Something is v
