Chapter 22 Anxiety Attack

• Chapter 20
• Inside the manor, the walls seemed to close around me as I paced back and forth, my emotions churning like a tempestuous sea. The audacity of Alucard's words echoed in my mind, each sentence carving a deeper wound in my already battered heart.
• My children's laughter wafted from the adjacent room, a stark contrast to the turmoil that raged within me. I wanted to shield them from the chaos, to protect them from the tangled mess that had entwined our lives.