Rhea’s POV

I was deeply asleep until I heard the door creak open. At first, I thought I imagined it. My brain barely registered anything beyond the softness of my pillow and the sweet sleep still tugging me under.

But then I heard footsteps. I blinked into the dark with a racing heart.

“Kieran?” I sat up quickly, rubbing my eyes just as he stumbled through the doorway.

He didn’t say a word. His tall frame swayed like a broken tree in the wind. Then, he dropped to the floor on a ...