Kat:
It was still dark out when I stirred. That strange, half-silent kind of stillness just before dawn. The kind where shadows cling a little longer and the air feels heavier.
I blinked slowly, adjusting to the dim light spilling from the hallway. I was warm, wrapped in soft blankets, tucked close to the body that had become my refuge in a world that rarely gave us peace.
But he wasn’t peaceful now.
Blaze was tossing, low groans leaving his throat like he was wrestling a demon I couldn’t see. His whole body tensed beneath the sheets, muscles clenched, jaw locked. Sweat had gathered along his temple, his skin cold and slick despite the heat radiating off him.
My chest tightened.
"Blaze…" I whispered, my voice barely a breath.
I reached out, brushing his damp strands of hair back fro
