Page 30 of Psycho Pack

Resignation.

I know those sounds.

I've made them myself.

Ivy squirms on my back, trying to get down.

I hesitate.

Not safe.

But she pats my shoulder again.

Trust her.

I lower into a crouch, letting her slide off.

My skin feels cold without her warmth pressed against it.

Empty.

She takes a step toward the Knight.

Every instinct screams to grab her.

Shield her.

Hide her.

But I don't move.

I watch.

And I wait.

Ready to tear the world apart if he so much as twitches wrong.

But he doesn't move either.

We all hold our breath as Ivy approaches him.

Hand outstretched to the wild beast.

Our fates balanced on the edge of her mercy.

My muscles coil as Ivy reaches for him.

Her small hand hovers over the Knight's iron mask.

Every instinct screams at me to snatch her back.

But I force myself to stay still.

To trust her.

The Knight's blue eye-slits flare brighter as she touches the cold metal.

A low growl builds in his chest.

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