The afternoon passed all too quickly, followed by a quiet dinner. Sebastian was tired after the long journey, his usual exuberance depleted. Even after having a nap. He curled up in the bed as Thea perched cross-legged beside him, reading from one of the books she’d picked up from the library.
He was asleep before long and she pressed a kiss to his temple, smoothing his hair back from his face. In many ways he still looked like a baby. But he was tall for his age and growing into a handsome young man. Freya hadn’t seen it, his likeness to Ronin. Thea did. She saw it in the shape of his eyes and the curve of his smile.
Maybe Freya didn’t see Ronin smiling enough. Thea put the book away, perching on the edge of her bed. She’d spent the day, waiting for something awful to happen. For her m
