Kieran's POV
I had awakened from my slumber mere moments before there came a firm, resounding knock upon the wooden surface of the door. My body was weighed down with exhaustion, too fatigued to summon the energy required to stir or utter even the faintest response. And so, I remained sprawled across the expanse of the bed, my gaze transfixed upon the radiant presence of the one whom I cherished above all else.
Nyx was positioned across the room with her attention wholly captured, deeply absorbed in the book she held within her delicate grasp. She was so immersed in what she was reading that if I had called, my words would fave fallen on deaf ears. She was out of it, and her mind was distant, existing in a realm far removed from my own. My chest grew tight as my heart began to hammer
