Lyra’s POV
The days had begun to bleed into one another, a constant cycle of empty hours that seemed to stretch on forever.
It had been months since Kaida passed, and the silence left behind still felt like a heavy fog I couldn’t shake off.
I would wake up, and for a split second, I’d forget. I’d forget she was gone. Then I’d remember, and my chest would ache all over again.
I sat in the nursery, the baby nestled in my arms, gazing up at me with those wide, thrusting eyes.
Every time I looked at them, I felt a mixture of love and guilt. They were Kaida’s child, but they were also mine now.
I had promised her I would raise them with all the love she would have given them.
But it was harder than I had thought. Every day was a battle.
“Kaida would have been so proud,” I murmured t
