Chapter 35: The Betrayal in the Shadows

I never thought I’d hear my name from those lips again, not after everything that had happened. But there it was—my name, spilling out like a knife drawn too close to the skin.

“Adeline.”  

The room seemed smaller, suffocating with the weight of betrayal, as Sarah stepped forward from the shadows. She didn’t belong here, in the safehouse, in my fragile corner of the world. Yet, there she stood, smug and dangerous.  

I clenched my fists, forcing my breathing to slow. "What are you doing here, Sarah?"  

She smirked, crossing her arms like she had every right to intrude. “Did you think you...