Kenma’s eyes fluttered shut for just a second. When she opened them, Jade was on her other side, boxing her in with warmth and shadow.
Lauren’s smile finally reached her eyes. “Good girl,” she breathed. -Transfixed- Kenna James- Lauren Phillips- Jade...
Kenna James knew she shouldn’t be here. Kenma’s eyes fluttered shut for just a second
Kenma’s breath hitched. She should run. Every rational part of her brain screamed it. But her feet were rooted to the floor. She was transfixed—not by fear, but by something far more destabilizing: the sheer, electric certainty that if she stayed, she would be unmade. And some dark, quiet part of her wanted nothing more. Jade was on her other side
“It’s whether you can,” Jade finished softly.
“She’s trembling,” Jade observed, her voice a murmur.