Nathan’s POV

The room was heavy with silence, the kind that presses down on your chest and makes it hard to breathe. The soft crackle of fire was the only sound between me and Adina. She lay still, her breathing shallow, her skin pale as moonlight. Every few minutes, her fingers twitched weakly, reaching for something or someone in her sleep.

I couldn’t stop staring at her. Her life seemed to slip further from me with each hour.

I didn’t even notice Cade enter until his voice broke ...