The Unseen Threat
"And if they do," Anna whispered, her voice barely audible yet carrying the weight of every sleepless night she had endured, "they will find me next… They'll kill you, my son. Then your sister, Ania… me and Ben… our sweet world… it will all be destroyed."
Her body trembled slightly, shivering under an invisible force that no one else could perceive. It wasn't cold. It wasn't wind. It was the gravity of her fear, coiling around her like a living thing. Her hands shook as if the air itself were conspiring against her.
Victor noticed immediately. His own chest tightened, a pulse of helplessness striking him. He reached forward, gently placing his hand over hers. "Mom… Mom, calm down," he murmured, his voice low, steady, almost like a spell meant to push away the shadows clinging to her. "It's okay. I'm here."
