BRAHAM'S POV
"Braham, there are monsters in my room."
His small voice pulled me from sleep. I blinked in the darkness and found him standing in the bedroom doorway, his dragon book clutched to his chest, his eyes wide with fear.
"What kind of monsters, buddy?" I asked softly, careful not to wake Millie. She'd finally fallen asleep an hour ago after tossing and turning, her mind clearly stuck on waiting for test results.
"Big ones. With teeth and claws. They were chasing with me." His voice trembled.
I slipped out of bed and scooped him up, feeling how small he was in my arms despite how fast he was growing. "Just a bad dream. Come on, let's get you back to bed."
In his room, I tucked him back under his covers. The nightlight cast soft shadows across his face…shadows that made him loo
