Asher's POV

It felt like the longest wait of my life. Every second seemed to drag on, each moment heavier than the last. We stood in the corner of the room, Axel, Aiden, and I, watching Lina work. Her focus was intense, her eyes flicking over the ancient texts she had found in an effort to save Willow. The air was thick with tension, the weight of uncertainty pressing down on all of us.

Willow was still unconscious, her body lying still and fragile on the bed, as if she were caught between ...