Chapter 102: The Dream Walker

Serena POV

The first time Leo screamed in his sleep, I told myself it was nothing.

Nightmares happened. Children dreamed. Even gifted children carried fears they couldn’t yet name. I held him close, murmured moon-blessings into his hair, felt his small body curl into mine like he had done since infancy. His heartbeat steadied. His breathing slowed.

But his eyes never fully opened.

They fluttered beneath his lashes, too fast, too restless, as if he were ...