Chapter 24

• “You don’t have to do this alone, you know.” Lydia’s voice was soft but clear, cutting through the heavy silence that had settled between us.
• I glanced at her from across the room, my mind still reeling from everything that had happened in the past twenty-four hours. The sudden attack, the blackout, the strange sense of helplessness that kept creeping in—I couldn’t shake it. I had never felt more uncertain in my life.
• “I don’t know what to do anymore, Lydia,” I admitted, my voice barely above a whisper. “Everything’s falling apart.”