Chapter 163

Theron's POV

I forgot she couldn't hear me.

Wren had her back to me, completely unaware of what I'd said. The weight of her silence struck me like a sharp snap of cold wind-I'd spoken, and she hadn't even flinched. That's when it hit me: she didn't hear me. Of course she didn't.

Without a word, I walked over and took her hand.

She turned at the contact, her eyes flickering up to mine just as I mou