Chapter 96

I slept longer than I expected. The warm comfort of the bed, the soft silk sheets, and the lingering scent of pine and cedar—his scent—wrapped me in a cocoon of safety I hadn’t felt in a long time. No nightmares. No voices. No panic. Just sleep. Deep, uninterrupted sleep.

When my eyes finally fluttered open, the golden hue of sunlight streamed in through the tall windows. I blinked a few times bef