“Rosaria!”

I opened my eyes and realized I had fallen asleep. Kamilia was crouched down, her hand on my cheek. Damir was behind her, looking worriedly down at me. Closing my eyes again, I leaned into her touch.

“Hey…” My voice was quiet.

“You…I can’t…” Kamilia sounded like she was crying.

I blinked again to find just that. The woman I’d never seen cry or even bat an eyelash at anything. She had tears falling down her face. Lifting my hand, I brushed them ...