Chapter 31

The world was quiet when I woke, the air soft and cool against my skin.

For a moment, I didn’t move. My body still ached—like something had been pulled from the very core of me. But the pain had dulled now, leaving behind only a strange emptiness… and peace.

I turned my head slowly, and there he was.

Dante.

Sitting beside my bed, elbows on his knees, hands clasped together in front of his mouth li