_Leah's POV_

I woke to a sky full of stars and a sound like a hundred held breaths.

My body felt hollow and heavy. My limbs were numb. I blinked and the light stabbed behind my eyes. For a moment I did not know where I was. Then the clearing came back in pieces—the circle of salt, torch flames and faces blurred into a ring. There were so many people. I tried to sit up and the world tilted. Someone’s strong hands steadied me.

Kayden.

He carried me like I was the smallest thing in ...