The air still felt heavy, charged with the energy that had escaped from me during the nightmare. My breathing was uneven, my hands still trembling over the wrinkled sheets. I forced myself to close my eyes for a moment, trying to calm down, trying to convince myself that it had all just been a dream.
But the chaos around me said otherwise.
The cabin door swung open. I jolted, turning my head just as Kael entered. His dark eyes scanned the room quickly, his body tense, his jaw clenched. This wasn’t the relaxed Kael I was used to. His expression was that of a man ready for battle.
He was looking for a threat.
His gaze found me, still sitting on the bed, and his posture shifted. The hardness in his features softened slightly, giving way to something else… something that looked a lot like
