Chapter 133: Knock

Grace shut the door behind her with a click and for a long second, she just stood there with her back against the wood, eyes wide and breath shallow.

Then came her deep exhale.

Not a heavy one. Not weighed down by grief or fear or exhaustion like the ones she was used to. No, this one was light. Disoriented. A little disbelieving.

As if her body had finally caught up to her heart and couldn't make sense of how full it ...