MILLIE'S POV
Three days after Martha's arrest, life almost felt normal.
Almost.
Leo was back to his usual cheerful self, the incident at the park already fading from his memory like a bad dream. He'd mentioned Braham's "superhero eyes" a few more times, but mostly he was just excited that the "bad lady" wouldn't bother us anymore.
I wished I could let it go as easily as he did.
The nightmares came instead. Every night since the park, I'd wake up gasping, my heart pounding, seeing Leo's golden eyes blazing in that car. Seeing Martha's hand reaching for him. Seeing how close I'd come to losing everything.
Braham would pull me close, whispering that it was over, that Leo was safe. But the fear lingered, cold and persistent in my chest.
"Ready?" Braham asked, keys in hand.
I nodded, gr
