Chapter 12 The Walls Glossing In

• Chapter 12: The Walls Closing In
• The night air felt heavy, like a storm waiting to break. I sat on the edge of the old couch, staring at the front door, my thoughts a tangled mess. Reid’s soft breathing from the bedroom was the only sound in the house, but even that couldn’t calm my racing heart.
• Alex was sitting by the window, his silhouette barely visible in the dim light. He was quiet, too quiet, and the tension between us hung in the air like a suffocating cloud.