Zane~
Natalie's words hung in the room like a challenge I wasn't prepared for.
"Kill me and get it over with."
The way she said it—not out of fear, but confrontation—was like an electric shock to me. My breath hitched, and for a moment, I forgot how to form words. Did she not understand who she was talking to? Or was she so fearless that she didn't care?
"What did you just say to me?" I asked, my voice sharp yet betraying the strange thrill coursing through me.
"You heard me right!" Natalie snapped, her blue eyes locking with mine, daring me to look away. "Kill me! Get it over with since I'm such a horrible person. At least I won't have to deal with you anymore."
Her words were fire—angry, desperate, and laced with a raw pain that I couldn't ignore.
