Third Person's POV
His knees trembled and nearly buckled, yet he forced himself to stay upright as he lifted his head and stared straight into Solomon's yellow eyes—eyes that seemed intent on crushing his dignity and existence into nothing in front of everyone.
His face remained calm, but the crowd gasped in horror as his skin visibly stretched downward under the crushing force, as if it might peel from his bones.
Several girls screamed in fear at the terrifying sight, as they could only imagine the agony Ethan must have been enduring and feared that his skin would peel off at any second from the fearsome pressure.
Yet contrary to their expectations, Ethan felt something else entirely.
