Fragile Aftermath

She let out a soft, fractured cry as Leo rushed to her.

Silas stepped aside just in time as the boy reached her bedside. His arms wrapped around her waist, trembling with the weight of days spent in fear. He held on like he might lose her again.

And Lyra clung to him like she’d never let go.

Her baby brother.

Her reason for everything.

Lyra’s breath hitched as she buried her face in his shoul