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And that’s the moment the door slams shut behind me.
The air is immediately sucked out of the room, and I realize I’m going to suffocate as my lungs seize.
Quickly, I turn around and grab onto the doorknob, finding that it won’t turn in my shaking hands.
“Kill him, Kylen, and I’ll let you out. It’s as simple as that,” Norn says from outside it.
How the fuck did I miss him? I was so fucking focused on this room and grabbing Kade that I didn’t even notice Norn getting close. He knew I wouldn’t. He knew by simply throwing Kade in this room it’d break my focus.
“Let me out, Norn. Please, let me out,” I beg as I beat on the door.
“Kylen… come on. You know that’s not how this game is played. Kill Kade and I’ll let you out,” he says, voice toying. It’s like his malicious words are bouncing around me as I beat and kick and hammer on the door. He’s laughing, of course he’s laughing. He loves it. He loves breaking me down, knowing how to control me, how to make me fear him.
“Len.”
I jump, startled, and look back at Kade who is reaching for me.
But all I can hear is Norn. “Kill him, Len. I’ll be back in an hour. If he’s not dead, it’ll be a day. You know how this goes.”
“No, no, no, please, please open the door. Norn, please,” I beg as I remember I have a gun and start shooting at the door, but all it does is deafen me in this small room.
“Len, stop, you’re going to hurt yourself,” Kade says as I feel his hands on me and I recoil.
“I need to get out. I need to get out. This is your fault! What the fuck did you think you were going to accomplish by going to him? Why did you do this to me?” I ask as I grab for my phone, but something about the building or possibly something Norn set up keeps the phone from getting any reception.
I can’t breathe. There’s no air in here.
I gasp as my throat starts to close and I drop to my knees when my stomach seizes. My nails dig into the door, desperately clawing for a way out.
Hands are on me, pulling me away from the door, away from my freedom, so I fight against him.
“I… can’t breathe…”
“Len, you’re having a panic attack,” Kade says as he wraps his arms around me and pulls me in tight. “You’re panicking. Nothing is happening. It’s okay.”
“My throat… it’s closing.”
“It’s not. You’re okay, it’s going to be okay,” he soothes.
I shake my head because he doesn’t understand. He doesn’t get what I’m feeling.
Even as I fight, he pulls me upright and squeezes me tightly against him.
“What do you feel?” he asks.
“Like I can’t breathe.”
His arms tighten around me, like they’re encompassing me and squeezing me in close. “No, tell me what you feel,” he says, hand sliding in my hair as he presses my face against his shoulder.
“Everything’s closing in. I can’t breathe, Kade. It’s crushing me.” My throat feels thick and it’s hard to swallow.
“Close your eyes.”
I force them closed, glad I don’t have to face the walls squeezing in, but I’m not quite sure how much it helps. I’m not sure if it helps at all. But I can feel the squeeze of his fingers, the way they’re tightening and pressing me so firmly against him. He tucks his head against mine as my mind runs wild.
“I’m right here. Can you feel me?” he asks, voice soft and gentle. I’m surprised I can even hear it over my own panting.
I hesitate before forcing myself to nod. “Yes.”
