LEAH
The halls are suddenly too quiet, too wide, and too empty. Just some moments ago, I was floating in the air, and the next minute I was falling again because I felt a sharp pain surge through my chest. I knew it was because of Lucian, he's in trouble.
My footsteps echo across the marble floor as I pace, back and forth, my hands curling into fists at my sides. No matter how much I try to calm myself, I just can't. My heart refuses to slow hammering against my ribs like it wants to break free. I stop and press a hand over my chest, but that only makes it worse. Because it isn’t just my heartbeat, it’s Lucian's.
I can feel him like he’s inside me. The way his pulse falters and then steadies, the way his breaths turn ragged. It's like a storm is roiling in his chest, bleeding into mi
