Kalen felt a sharp jolt in his mind.

His thoughts came to a halt, and his trembling hands instinctively reached for the box before him.

He grasped it with both hands, which quivered uncontrollably.

“Timothy…”

Kalen’s voice reverberated with a heavy sorrow.

The deep tone of his voice, coupled with the intensity in his lowered eyes, caused cracks to form on the wooden floor beneath him.

“How could it come to this…”

As Kalen questioned, Timothy closed his eyes.

The memory of the strike replayed in his mind, a moment so chilling it defied description.

Slowly, Timothy began recounting the …