Melissa.
I was completely dumbfounded, my mind struggling to keep up with the moment unfolding before me. What was it that he truly wanted from me? Power? Control? Or was this all just another cruel way to remind me of how small and disposable I was in their world? A dark thought crossed my mind, sharp and unwanted, would they all finally be satisfied if I simply disappeared? If I stopped breathing, stopped existing, would that bring them peace?
My eyes lifted to his face without permission, and my heart lurched painfully in my chest. He was far too close. Dangerously close. I could feel the heat radiating from him, his presence overwhelming, pressing in on me until the air felt too thick to breathe. My fingers twitched at my sides, my body frozen between fear and something I didn’t want
