Nathan's POV

The silence in the farmhouse was a new kind of heavy, a quiet that had replaced the frantic energy of the night before. I watched Adina sleep, her face peaceful and calm, and a wave of confusion washed over me. I still didn't understand her sudden withdrawal, the way she had recoiled from me after I told her to be more careful.

My words were harsh, I knew, but they were born of a deep-seated fear. A fear that she didn't realize the gravity of our situation, the constant ...