The first thing Kade felt was the weight of his breath returning. The air burned his throat, but for the first time in hours—perhaps days—he breathed without pain. His body still sweated, his muscles heavy as stone, but the unbearable heat had turned into a fatigue that almost felt like relief. When he opened his eyes, the morning light streamed through the curtains, gilding the room in a soft glow that made him blink a few times until he could make out the outlines of ...