Elias’s POV

I did not know how I made it through the rest of the morning.

My body felt heavy. My head felt full. Every sound made me jump a little. Even footsteps far away made my heart beat too fast. I hated feeling like that. I hated looking weak.

But I could not stop it.

Ronan stayed beside me the whole time. He did not even walk two steps away. Vale kept watching from the distance too. He acted like he was doing his usual work, but I could feel his eyes checking every shadow around ...