All of her strength drained from her body at that point. She’d been running on a lack of sleep and in a constant state of danger for so long that her body had finally met its limit.

She stumbled toward Valor and crashed into him. Thankfully, he was strong enough to not so much as take a step back when she let the full weight of her body fall onto him.

Arms wrapped tightly around his middle; she began to cry. Her tears fell and fell, making her wonder if they ...