The hallways were eerily silent as Aiden and I raced through them behind Beta Luca.
My heart pounded, not just from the urgency of his message but from the weight of everything that had happened in the last few days.
I had barely recovered from seeing Aiden break down. That moment was carved into my soul....his silent sobs, the tremor in his hands as he clutched me like he was afraid to let go, the quiet admission: "I'm tired."
I could still feel the heat of his breath against my neck. The burden of his pain passed wordlessly into me.
But now, there was no time to process it. Mara was in critical condition, and if she lost that child...
I shook my head. No one deserved that. Not even Mara.
Beta Luca pushed the healer's door open, and the moment we stepped into the healer's quarter
