Elena
*****Guest House — Silverfang Territory
Night*****
I didn’t sleep.
Not when Finn shifted against my chest, his small body warm and solid, his breathing uneven but steady.
Not when the guards outside doubled, their boots pacing back and forth like a warning drumbeat I couldn’t escape.
Not when the wind died and the night grew so quiet it felt unnatural, like the world itself was holding its breath.
Sleep would have required safety.
And safety had already left this place.
Fia lay stiff beside me.
Too still.
Her small body was pressed tight against my side, her head tucked beneath my chin, eyes wide open and unblinking. She hadn’t moved since Lucian and Chase left. Not once. Every few minutes, her fingers twitched against the blanket, curling and uncurling like she was grippi
