485: SHATTERED ILLUSIONS

LUKE'S POV I staggered back as Harriet's words hit me like a physical blow. The air seemed to grow thick with tension as her laughter echoed around the room, a chilling reminder of the madness that consumed her. "What do you mean, you want me to be yours?" I demanded, my voice shuddering with disbelief and disgust. Harriet's smirk only widened at my reaction; her eyes gleaming with a sinister light. "That's exactly what it sounds like, Luke." I want you to be mine. All mine." I recoiled at her words, my mind struggling to comprehend the depths of her depravity. "You're insane," I spat, my hands clenching into fists at my sides. "There's no way I'll ever be yours. Harriet, you are abhorrent, and I will never descend to the point of being in your company." Harriet's laughter filled the room once more—a cruel sound that grated on my nerves like nails on a chalkboard. "Oh, Luke, my dear," she taunted, stepping closer to me with a predatory gleam in her eyes. "You have no choice in the