A Deceptive Invitation

Darius Thorne

My study felt suffocating, the air heavy. I stared at the stack of papers on my desk, though my focus was far from them. The pack was quiet, but my thoughts were anything but. Cassia’s face haunted me, her smile now a painful memory, her laughter a ghost in the halls of my mind. Was she safe? Was she terrified? My fists clenched at the thought of someone hurting her, the rage bubblin