Chapter 071
Emilia's POV
The night was too quiet – unnaturally silence. Even the wind outside was reluctant to move. I had sat at Eira’s bedside, where her soft breaths filled the silence there. I could hear every exhale, slow and even. Observing her, I felt this unease in my chest increasing. I couldn't shake the feeling, the constricted knot in my stomach signalling that something was amiss. But I didn’t know what.
I moved in my chair, attempting to find a comfortable position under the thick blanket that surrounded me. My fingers touched the cold windowsill, and the air was thick and stagnant. There was something moving outside – some sort of pressure against the house.
And then, I heard it. The wind started to grow, first a gentle whisper, then louder—beating against the walls. The
