Morning came quietly, almost softly, like the world was giving Shiloh a chance to rest after everything that happened.
Sunlight slipped through the curtains in thin, warm lines, falling gently across his bed. For the first time in hours since his heat, his body felt at ease. No burning under his skin, no strong pull of instinct, no tight feeling in his chest that made it hard to breathe.
Just peace.
Shiloh slowly opened his eyes, blinking a few times as he got used to the light. For a moment, he didn’t move, like he was scared everything would come back if he did.
But it didn’t. The pill his Doctor gave had worked. The heat had finally subsided.
A quiet exhale escaped his lips as he shifted slightly, testing his body. There was still a lingering soreness, a faint heaviness that remind
