"Look, your family and dear friends are all here. Don't you want to live with them once more?"
"No… I… I don't want it…" Ryley's voice emerged through gritted teeth, his defiance tinged with desperation as he nervously glanced at the same direction, seeing his parents, Kimberly, and Martin with the frozen smiles on their faces.
As the previous supermodel moved to place the crown upon his head, Ryley's resistance reached its breaking point.
His scream tore through the silence like a thunderclap, a desperate plea echoing his inner turmoil as he fought against the forces that sought to control him.
"I DON'T WANT IT….!"
As Yves's scream echoed through the room, he was jolted awake, his body convulsing with coughs and choked breaths the moment he realized he had finally escaped that nightmare.
Instinctively, his hand shot up to grasp his bandaged neck, a grim reminder of the recent trauma.
