- Elizabeth -
The door to the police station swung open, releasing a cool draft that sent an involuntary shiver coursing through me. I stood on the threshold for a moment, my heart racing, a mix of anticipation and dread coiling tightly in my chest. The sterile, fluorescent lighting above hummed softly, and the air was laden with the scent of disinfectant and that underlying tension unique to places where justice mingled with sorrow.
I wanted to feel strong. Hayle had finally been caught—her reign of terror over our lives, or at least my life, was hopefully coming to an end. But as the reality of it sank in, a wave of doubt washed over me. Had we truly put an end to it all, or was this just the beginning of a new, painful chapter? I could feel the emotional weight—strung tightly in my gu
