Chapter 117

SERAPHINA

I slept better than I had in weeks. No nightmares. No waking up in the middle of the night with my heart racing.

Just deep, dreamless sleep.

When I woke, sunlight was streaming through my window. The palace was already alive with activity. Servants were moving through corridors. Guards changing shifts. The usual morning routine.

I lay there for a moment. Thinking about yesterday and Cassian.

About how close we had come to kissing.

My cheeks warmed at the memory. The ...