Zayd blinked awake, finding himself in a hospital room. The blinds were closed, and the lights were off…but the light from the hallway that flooded through the creases of the door and the sunlight that reflected even through the thin, white curtain set to block it dimly illuminated the room enough for him to see.

Quinn…her head of red hair stood out the most in the room, and the sound of her soft breaths whispered calmly against his ears. She was sleeping, sleeping peacefully with ...