Ravyn woke up to sunlight spilling through her curtains, soft and golden, the kind of light that made everything feel alive again. She was feeling lighter. Positive. The tension that had clung to her shoulders was gone, replaced by something almost foreign.
Peace.
She stretched, a smile tugging at her lips as she inhaled the crisp morning air. Memories of the previous night playing through her mind. She’d done it. She’d actually helped them.
A laugh bubbled up before she could stop it.
Rion’s voice drifted up from downstairs. “Who’s laughing this early in the morning?”
Ravyn froze, then bit her lip, grinning. “Just me!”
When she came down, Rion was already at the table, scrolling through his phone with his usual mug of black coffee. He raised an eyebrow the moment he saw her.
“Well,
