Assassins in the Hallway and a Miracle of White Blood

The faint click of the door latch cut through Kaelia’s fitful sleep. Her mind, trapped in an exhausting loop of the previous night’s events, snapped to high alert. She lay perfectly still beneath the heavy blankets. The early dawn light barely penetrated the thick red velvet curtains, casting the sparsely decorated guest room in deep, shadowy hues. A subtle shift in the air pressure told her she w