Chapter 111

Elodie

Sleep did not come.

No matter how tightly I shut my eyes, my mind refused to rest. Every shadow in the room looked sharper. Every sound felt louder. The quiet itself felt dangerous, like it was hiding something.

I lay on my back, staring at the ceiling, counting my breaths.

In.

Out.

Lysa stayed awake with me. I could feel her pacing inside my chest, alert and tense.

They are close, she warned again.

“I know,” I whispered.

The walls felt thinner tonight, as if the ...