_Leah’s POV_

At first, there was nothing.

No chair beneath me. No candlelight. No smell of wax or salt. No warmth from Kayden’s hands. Just soft and endless silence.

I tried to breathe.

But I did not have lungs.

The thought startled me so sharply that I opened my eyes.

And I froze.

The world was not a room anymore.

It was a wide space with no clear floor and no clear sky. Everything looked like it was made from mist and pale light. The air shimmered like heat over sand, yet it felt ...