“Devi, are you serious?” Lila stared at her friend in shock as the large suitcase was dragged out of the apartment room.

Deviana paused for a moment, her hand still gripping the suitcase handle. “I can’t take it anymore, Lila. Every time I open my eyes, Adrian and Leviana haunt me. I… I have to leave.”

“Leave where?” Lila’s voice rose, her eyes filling with tears. “You’re just going to run away? Leave your job, leave everything here?”

Deviana drew a long breath, trying to steady the tremor in her voice. “I’m not running. I’m trying to save myself. If I stay, I will fall apart.”

A few minutes later,...