Chapter 131

Kaelen

Maren is out cold on my chest, like her body finally decided it’s done pretending it can keep up with whatever the hell tonight was.

She’s curled into my side on the forest floor, head tucked under my chin, one hand still fisted in my shirt like she fell asleep mid–life-raft grip and never let go. I’ve got my back against a pine trunk, legs stretched out, wings folded tight because there’s