The Unbreakable Promise

POV: Lyra

My mother’s eyes are black pools of rage. The raw fury rolling off her is suffocating, thick enough to choke the breath right out of my throat. She stands at the end of the hallway, her frame rigid, blocking the path to my sanctuary. Behind her, a shadow shifts. My dad steps out from the darkness of their bedroom, his heavy boots clicking against the floorboards. His brow is furrowed, h