Kade's collapse broke whatever held the room in suspended stillness. He hit the stone floor hard, his body convulsing once, and then the darkness bled out of his eyes as fast as it had come, leaving him gasping, human, disoriented, blinking up at the ceiling of a shrine he had no memory of entering.
Mia was at his side before the Keeper could stop her this time, the warmth beneath her ribs settling back into quiet dormancy the instant Kade's eyes cleared.
"Mia." His voice cracked, hoarse, frightened in a way that had nothing performed about it. "Where — how did I get here? The last thing I remember is standing outside your apartment, telling myself I needed to give you space to do whatever you needed to do alone."
Her chest tightened painfully. "You don't remember following me. Any of i
