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2025-02-23 21:13:00Serena POV
“You’d hate yourself, Serena,” he murmurs, softer this time. “Because right now, you’re not you. This isn’t a choice, you’re just trying to find something to hold onto while everything else is slipping away.”
I hate that he’s right.
I hate that he can see through me, that he knows.
Tears burn at the back of my eyes, my body still trembling, exhaustion hitting me like a fucking freight train now that the worst of the panic is starting to settle. I press my face against his chest, my fingers curling weakly into his shirt.
“I don’t want to be alone,” I whisper.
He sighs, shifting, rolling us so that I’m tucked into his side instead of beneath him. His arm wraps around me, his grip firm, grounding. “I’m not going anywhere, Firefly.”
I close my eyes, focusing on the steady beat of his heart, on the
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Serena POVMy stomach clenches, my throat convulsing. I try to spit it out, try to force it back up, but he slaps a hand over my mouth, pinching my nose shut.“Swallow it,” he commands, his voice eerily calm.I shake my head, my lungs burning for air. My body betrays me, my throat working against my will, and the pill slips down.Tears spill from my eyes, hot and fast, but he doesn’t stop.His hand dips into his pocket, pulling out another. “One more.”A sob rips from my chest as I twist, bucking beneath him, my heart hammering so hard I feel like I’m going to be sick. “No! Please, Dale, stop!”His fingers tangle in my hair, yanking my head back. Pain stabs through my scalp as he forces the second pill past my lips. I try to spit, to bite, anything, but he’s already pinching my nose again.I fight. I scream against his palm. I flail until my body is spent, my strength draine
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