Chapter 113: The Cost of Balance

Leo slept for three days.

Not the soft sleep of a child exhausted from play, but the heavy, unnatural stillness that made Serena sit unmoving beside his bed, afraid to breathe too loudly in case it pulled him farther away.

His chest rose.

That was all that kept her sane.

Lucien stood on the other side of the room, arms folded so tightly his claws bit into his palms. He hadn’t shifted since the battle. Hadn’t slept. Every time he closed his eyes, he felt ...