Orion's POV

I stepped into the darkened room, the cool air hitting me like a wall as I scanned the space. The faint hum of the house outside barely penetrated the thick silence that clung to the room. The only sound I could hear was Ava's soft, uneven breathing from the bed, almost like a whisper in the void.

Her door had been locked when I arrived, and I could feel the tension in the air as soon as I heard Alice’s words. "She’s losing it, Mr. Miller. I don’t know what’s wrong with her…"

I had expected this. I had anticipated it. After all, Chloe and I had set...