Echoes of the Bond

~Rowena~

I dragged myself out of the heavy, drug-induced sleep, expecting to find the solid, grounding warmth of Kaelar’s hand still wrapped around mine. I reached out across the mattress, my fingers blindly searching for that tether. I found nothing but cold, empty sheets.

Blinking against the harsh light filtering through the curtains, I forced myself to sit up. Fire flared along my ribs, a s