Chapter 41. Tick-Tock

Linda’s POV

As I sat there, clicking through videos on YouTube, I felt a knot forming in my stomach. The thought of taking another person’s life weighed heavily on me. But I could not deny the reality of the situation Ben and I were now stuck in. 

We were now entangled in a web of manipulation and coercion, trapped by Fallon’s threats. 

Her very existence angered me, I wish I did not even know she walked this earth. 

I clicked on a documentary about the psychological effects of killing in combat. The narrator’s voice filled the room, detailing the profound changes soldiers experienced after taking lives in the line of duty. 

I could not help but draw parallels to our own predicament. 

Would I become numb to the consequences? Would guilt eat me up, or would I learn to justify my actions? Urgh! So many questions! 

These questions haunted me as I delved deeper into the videos, searching for answers that seemed to e