CHAPTER 0162

GIDEON'S POV

The night air outside was cold, but not colder than the silence I carried with me.

I stood outside, near the balcony that overlooked the front of the house, letting the soft wind slap against my face. My hands gripped the rail tightly as if it could ground me, but not even steel could hold me down tonight. My chest still rose and fell faster than normal. My heart wasn’t racing because