Cecilia 's pov
What was that sound ?
Maybe a cat ?
That was my first thought.
I’d heard something like that last night. It sounded like a cat crying in the dark.
I froze. My ears strained to catch it again.
The noise came and went, thin as wind through a cracked window. Faint, but it tugged at something deep in my chest.
I didn’t go looking. I sank back into the couch, pressing my back hard against the cushions.
But after a minute, I shot to my feet and turned toward the hallway where Sebastian and Cassian had gone.
That wasn’t a cat. I could feel it.
I followed the same path and spotted Cassian at the far end of the hall.
"I just heard crying from the sitting room," I whispered. "It sounded... off. I didn’t want to check it alone."
Cassian’s eyes shar
