**Gaia's POV**

A soft knock on my door pulls me from the edge of sleep. I've been lying here for hours, not quite resting, not quite awake—just existing in a gray space where I don't have to think about what I saw last night.

"Come in," I call out.

Gina enters with her usual bright energy, though concern shadows her eyes. "Gaia! I've missed you so much!"

She pulls me into a hug before I can protest, and despite my emotional ...