Chapter 66: A Future He refuses
Without another word, Faye dragged him up.
His muscles resisted, but his body obeyed.
Because she had willed it.
Because she had commanded him.
The realization burned.
Liam snarled, fighting against it—
But it didn't matter.
She took him anyway.
Stacy watched.
Every muscle in her body screamed at her to move.
To stop Faye.
To do something.
But she couldn't.
Her legs refused.
Her arms wouldn't lift.
Even her fingers barely twitched.
It wasn't magic.
It wasn't a spell.
It was something far worse.
Her own body refused.
Because it knew—if she moved, she would die.
This wasn't a battle she could win.
This wasn't a fight she could survive.
And every instinct in her body was begging her to stay still.
To not interfere.
To let Liam be taken.
Her breathing was shallow.
Her mind screamed in protest, but her body—