Naomi POV
You know that moment when you realize that you just woke up?
That moment when your eyes open and your brain isn't fully functional yet. You try to twist and turn. You try to stretch your stiff muscles and bones. The world is still blurry. Sounds are muffled. You are not quite here, not quite there.
Well, that moment is what I am presently in.
I lie in my bed. The ceiling is white. The curtains are open. Gray morning light seeps through the glass.
My body aches. Not from pain. From exhaustion. From the weight of everything.
I turn my head. The pillow is wet. I was crying in my sleep. I do not remember why.
Elena's bassinet is empty. Mary must have taken her. Alex is probably already downstairs, eating breakfast, drawing wolves.
I sit up.
My phone is on the nightstand. I p
