_Lisa’s POV_
I turned slowly to face Kael. My fingers were trembling, and my heart thundered in my chest. His hand was still wrapped tightly around mine, but I could barely feel it. Numbness had seeped through my limbs.
“Please,” I whispered, my voice low but firm, “let me go.”
He shook his head. I could see the desperation flashing in his eyes. “Lisa, come back home. You don’t know how everyone has been worried. Your parents...” his voice cracked, “they searched everywhere for you.”
I clenched my jaw, pretending not to understand. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” I said coldly. “You’re mistaking me for someone else.”
“Don’t do this,” he said and stepped closer. “I recognize your scent, Lisa. It’s you. Please… just listen to me. Come back home.”
That was the last straw.
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