*ADELINE*
As they advanced toward one another, fists clenching and bodies tense with anticipation, my heart pounded in an erratic rhythm—a war drum heralding the inevitable combat. In that moment, I knew this storm was about to break, and I was powerless to stop it. All I could do was hope—hope that love could overcome the darkness, that somehow, we could break free from the cycle that had held us captive for far too long. The flicker of hope flared brighter within me, and even if it burned down to ashes, I would hold onto it until my last breath. Whatever it took, I would fight alongside him in spirit, a testament to our bond that no darkness could extinguish.
My heart hammered in my chest like a war drum, the chaos unfolding before me that I could neither look away from nor bear to wat
