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Pain explodes.
And tears fill my eyes.
Not because it hurts.
Because I don't understand how everything became this.
How friendship became hatred.
How loneliness became obsession.
And then, just when it looks hopeless—the rooftop door explodes inward.
“AMANDA!”
It’s him.
My Less.
My heart leaps.
There he is.
He gets soaked by the rain in seconds.
He looks wild.
Terrifying.
Beautiful.
And for the first time since this nightmare began—I know I'm going to survive.
Because he came.
Just like he promised.
Brielle’s attention flicks towards him.
My heart leaps.
He's immediately soaked by the elements.
But his eyes are wilder than the rain.
He looks terrified and furious, and I've never seen anything more stunning.
Brielle spins.
“No!”
“Put the gun down, Brielle!” Less roars.
“Stay back!”
“Brielle, stop please,” I beg.
She looks at me.
