Elena’s instincts fired before her mind could fully process the flashing red numerals on
Leo’s breath hitched, the temperature in the grand hall plunging into a sudden, suffocating
The woman’s face was an impossible mirror, etched only by thirty additional years of
The crimson numbers pulsed steadily through Leo’s skin, throwing a faint, bloody glow across
Elena pulled back the blanket in a frenzy of panic, her fingers catching on
Julian didn’t freeze. The adrenaline bleeding through his veins burned away the pain in
Julian’s chest tightened so violently he could barely draw air into his lungs. «Elena
The rhythmic blue light pulsed against the dark fabric of her jacket like a
The words hung in the air, heavier than the suffocating gas trapped behind the
The stinging gel burned hot against her skin, leaving a dull, numbing ache in
Elena did not think; her body simply reacted. She lunged sideways, slamming her shoulder
She looked exactly as she had in the yellowed photograph I kept tucked inside
My Sister Drowned Eight Years Ago — Then She Looked Down At Me From