Hurry up and act fast!

The knife glinted faintly under the kitchen light, still caught in Chloe’s trembling hand. The air was heavy, thick with her uneven breathing. Her pulse thundered in her ears.

She could still hear them upstairs. Tessa’s laughter. Ares’ low voice. The sound of a life that wasn’t hers anymore.

Her fingers tightened around the knife. Her reflection in the steel looked nothing like the girl she used to be, her face drawn tight, her eyes red, her mouth a line of ...