YELENA
I didn’t know peace could feel like a person until I met Tyler. Being around him these days felt like stepping out of a storm and into sunlight. He didn’t even try too hard; he just existed, and somehow, I breathed easier. I didn’t expect that. I didn’t expect him.
But today wasn’t about Tyler.
Today… was about my baby.
The director had finally given us a day off, as we had practically worked our bones to the bone this week. Honestly, I had planned to take a break anyway. My chest had been aching for Claire since Nyra told me she’d been asking about me. Asking. My little girl, my tiny wolf pup with my eyes and my stubbornness wanted her mommy.
Nothing could stop me after that.
Nyra had decided to stay home because she wasn’t feeling too great. She’d looked pale this morning, b
