The Prey

I watched Danyellei leave. The silence after was a roar in my ears. My fingers itched and my thoughts clawed at the edges of my mind that seemed just out of reach.

He had his reasons.

I wanted to laugh.

That should mean nothing to me. I shouldn’t feel an ounce of emotion. His reasons were chains, damn shackles that bound me to this house, this life. This cage. Everything built by him. Ruled by him.

My burns tingled as I kept moving. If I stopped, the thoughts would consume me.

My hands trembled, and I clenched them into fists to stop the shaking. It didn’t help. Nothing...