Chapter 140 The Breakdown

• CHAPTER 140: The Breakdown
• The door clicked shut behind Sarah with a finality that echoed in the hollow silence of the house. The moment she crossed the threshold, everything inside her cracked. Every breath felt like a weight pressing heavily down on her chest. Her legs trembled beneath her as she made her way from the foyer into the living room, each step a physical struggle against the gnawing ache in her heart. She was in pain.
• It was not physical pain from her wounds. No. The aches from her wounds had already dulled and stopped. It was pain from the raw open wound in her heart, threatening to choke her. Her body collapsed onto the sofa, her hands gripping the edges as if holding onto the last shred of control.