CHAPTER 19
Beneath the moonlit sky, Kaspian woke sputtering. Lake water filled his mouth and spilled onto his shirt. He coughed, gasping for breath, then blinking, stared into violet eyes. Brygida’s.
A smile broke through her tears, and she wrapped her arms around his neck.
Her embrace was warm, comforting. He cleaved to her. Please tell me this isn’t a dream. Am I really alive?
The lake was hushed, the moon hanging heavy in the sky. Liliana beamed, while Ewa’s brow was furrowed as she knelt over him and Brygida. On his other side, Stefan grinned down at him, holding Demon’s reins.
He was alive. He was alive.
And Brygida was flush against him, her cheek pressed to his, her chest against his...
Clearing his throat, he gently untangled himself from her embrace. Pain shot across his ri
