Not to Disturb Him
Copyright© 2026 by Heel
Chapter 5
The nights became harder after the injury.
With her knee immobilized and her body slowed by pain, Rita could no longer move instinctively. Every adjustment took planning. Every turn required time. At night, when Antony slept beside her, she felt exposed in a way she never had before.
She could not pull away quickly anymore.
She could not brace herself.
She could only hope.
Antony’s sleep did not improve. If anything, it worsened. His body still turned abruptly, heavy and unaware, driven by restless dreams. Rita lay stiff beside him, her good leg tense, her upper body angled carefully away, calculating space in the dark. She told herself that the brace protected her. That nothing worse could happen.
She was wrong.
It happened quietly.
Sometime before dawn, Antony shifted suddenly, rolling backward with force. Rita was half-asleep, too slow to react. Her injured leg trapped her position. When his weight came down, it pressed across her lower back and hips, forcing her spine into the edge of the mattress at an unnatural angle.
There was no dramatic sound.
Only a deep, crushing pressure—followed by a sharp, blinding pain that stole her breath completely.
Rita tried to scream.
No sound came out.
Her body locked. The pain flared once, violently, and then receded into something worse—an absence. A terrifying stillness spreading downward from her waist, as if part of her had simply ... disconnected.
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