An Unintentional Knockout

Kaelith’s heart hammered frantically against her ribs, the relentless thudding echoing in her ears like a tribal war drum. She stood frozen in the center of Graeven’s small, meticulously clean bathroom, her knuckles turning bone-white as she clutched her phone to her chest. She forced herself to draw in a ragged breath, trying desperately to corral the wild spikes of adrenaline that threatened to