The house had never felt this small.
Rion’s boots paced the length of the hallway with a steady thump… thump… thump, the sound vibrating faintly through the walls as he kept first watch. Sebastian and Ravyn sat at the kitchen table, a single warm light glowing above them, casting soft shadows across the wooden floor. Kade hovered nearby, unable to sit still for more than thirty seconds at a time.
Ravyn rubbed a hand over her face, the exhaustion settling deep in her bones. The adrenaline from earlier had finally drained, leaving her limbs heavy and her mind foggy. She tried to focus on Sebastian’s gentle thumb brushing the back of her hand, his subtle reassurance in the gesture.
Kade, however, was another matter entirely. He stood near the counter, leaning, un-leaning, shifting, clearin
