You'll rot in jail
**Nina's POV**
Mark inched closer, his every step calculated, his eyes locked on Alexa, as though trying to read her mind and defuse the storm brewing within her. My heart thumped wildly, the blade pressing against my neck a cruel reminder of how fragile the thread between life and death could be. I wanted to scream, to tell him to stop, but the fear of what Alexa might do silenced me.
"Alexa, listen to me," Mark began, his voice steady but laced with urgency. "You don't have to...