(Willa)
Waiting for him to come back, for them all to, were some of the hardest few hours of my life. I tried to put on a smile for Emmett, but I knew it probably looked as hollow as it felt. Fear tightened my stomach into knots. Even Nora’s steady presence did nothing to distract me.
I got infrequent updates; they couldn’t risk updating more. Every time my phone pinged, my fear tightened its iron grip on me.
It wasn’t until I got a call from Caspien that I felt like I could breathe. He sounded distant; his voice was clipped, harsh. I knew he would tell me what happened when he was ready, but as long as everyone was okay, then that’s all that mattered for now.
He came in, his icy eyes seemed to flicker between black and churning blue. He was wearing only sweatpants that hung off his
