His Betrayal, Her Unveiling Power

e plush seat, trying to make myself small, trying to disappear. Across from me, my boyfriend Caleb wasn' t even trying

but I saw the triumphant glint in her eyes when she looked at me. My whole body started to trembl

ree years since the world went to hell, since we had to fight for every scrap of food, f

at me, his expre

u' re not

ckage of crackers and canned meat on the table in front of me. It wa

to speak. The food would

ng to eat it, don' t

out with her delicate hand, not for the foo

t to you, but you know I' ve always loved

me before she died, her last gift, a reminder of a world that no longer existed. Caleb hadn

racking. My hand flew up to cov

. He finally let go of Chloe' s knee an

it to her. Don'

rching for the man I thought I knew. I couldn't find him.

his voice dropping low. "I' m tired o

w. A burden. After everything I had done, e

g that shattered the

use your father was a high-ranking officer. I thought he' d

ought were filled with love-it was all a lie. A calculated move for his own survival

twisting with a malice

at, sister? He wa

s she tried to rip the locket from my neck.

dn' t move to stop her. I

d, pushing her away

rt. She immediately turned to Ca

held up her arm, showing him the f

ering over me. He grabbed Chloe' s hand,

or me. It was a look of pure, possessive rage. He was protecting my sister from me. He turned his head and I saw

ed in. No one looked at me with anything resembling pity. I was completely alone, surrounded by wolves who saw me as prey. The CEO

the ones to our shared compartment, slipped from my lap and clattered o

umb. I stood up, my back straight, my chin high. I looked at Caleb, at

reak. Not in

e compartment. I didn't look back. I didn

In this world, you only protect what is valuable to yo

romise to myself. This was not the end. I would survive this. I would m

ing it slam shut behind me. The sound was fi