DEAD OR ALIVE

g room, her hands trembling as

herself and Kael on their wedding day m

ress anymore. The sparkle in her eyes was long

suffocating, pressing down

rtbeat, a painful reminder of the life she

she had been here. Trapped. Dea

outline of the bedroom door upst

ised to cherish her had b

al, her spirit chipped away by his

staying is a choice. Leaving is a choice. The q

on she couldn't

air felt heavier, charged with an unsettl

r the exhaustion weighing he

res

being watched cla

sual whiskey-induced slumber. But

the photo frame as she forced

sing by. The rustle of wind

cr

airs. Not fro

e. Near the

a cold shiver raci

e table, silencing the lie of a perf

ears of fear, but survival had taught her on

ow, pulling the curta

eerie shadows against the fence. But ther

igu

till. W

th caught i

as. But somehow, she kne

t time, she unde

eave, yo

at was

leave,

begun. And she wasn't