The Final Letter

Kaelen didn't say anything more.

He grabbed a towel, wrapped Clara up, then lifted her in his arms and carried her back toward the bed.

He dried her hair with a blow dryer and helped her change into a nightgown.

Throughout it all, Clara remained completely numb, like a marionette being manipulated at will, her soul already lost.

In the middle of the night, after Clara had drifted into a deep sleep