Chapter Fifteen: Between Love and Pride
Phera POV:
The silence left behind by their departure was nearly deafening, a suffocating vacuum of unspoken words and looming decisions. My heart was a tumultuous sea, waves of confusion crashing against the shores of reason. As the reality of the situation settled in, it seemed the room began to close around me, the walls inching ever so closer in an almost ominous fashion.
I looked around the office—a representation of everything I had worked hard for. The sleek, ergonomic furniture, the state-of-the-art computer setup, the lingering scent of fresh paint—it was all supposed to be my new beginning. But now, this space felt like a cage, the very air heavy with my mates' presence and ultimatums.
I shook my head and blinked away the moisture formi
