Luca’s POV
My eyes fluttered open, adjusting to the dim light filtering through the entrance of the cave. I inhaled deeply, expecting the usual sharp pain in my side, but then to my surprise, it had dulled significantly.
I glanced down at my bandaged wound, noticing that my body was fighting off the poison, the sickly heat that had burned through me now reduced to a faint hum.
I flexed my fingers, testing my strength. It felt like the worst had passed.
"You’re awake," the voice was a calm, familiar voice. Of course I lived with Lyanna.
I turned his head to see Elara’s mother, kneeling beside me with a bowl of fresh herbs. Her face, though gentle, was lined with exhaustion.
"I applied more medicine while you slept," she said, carefully placing the bowl down. "You’re healing faster tha
