Chapter 143

{Harper's POV}

I gave it a while longer before I let myself move again.

Long enough that my hands had finally stopped shaking outright. Long enough that Paige had gone quiet in the corner, exhaustion pulling at her the same way it was pulling at me, both of us running on fumes in a room that felt safe.

But sitting there doing nothing wasn't going to guarantee safety. Eventually I stood, wincing th