CHAPTER 82 AMAYA

“For fuck sake Amaya we get your point but.. You need to rest.”

“No.”

“Amaya..”

“I said no.”

The word came out sharper than I intended, cutting clean through the room and leaving silence in its wake. I didn’t look at them as I moved past the table, past the reports, past everything that felt like it was closing in too tightly for me to breathe properly.

“Rest won’t fix this,” I added, quieter now, but no less firm.

Behind me, I heard Javier exhale, slow and controlled, like he was trying very hard not to push too hard too fast. “No one said it would fix...