C29 Chapter 29: Alone and Unsupervised

Aurora’s P.O.V

A stillness settled, thick and suffocating. I could hear my own breathing, shallow and uneven.

"Come here," Mr. Hemming said, his tone now completely different—no longer the authoritative instructor but something else. Something worse.

My feet refused to move. I clutched the strap of my backpack, my fingers curling tightly around it as if it were my only lifeline.

"Aurora