Chapter 24 Unspoken Truth

• The clock on the wall ticked steadily, each second stretching into infinity. Amara sat at the edge of the couch, staring at the wall, her thoughts racing. She could feel the weight of the moment pressing down on her, suffocating.
• Damian had been quiet since their last conversation—too quiet. Every time she caught his eye, there was something there, something unsaid. Something that gnawed at her, pulling at the threads of the fragile peace they had tried to establish. She didn’t know how much longer she could stand this silence between them. The tension was unbearable.
• She stood abruptly, pacing the small room, the sound of her footsteps echoing in the stillness. She wanted to scream, to do something—anything—to break through the walls he had built around himself. He was pushing her away again, and it hurt more than she cared to admit.