Familiar Warmth

Thalia

Bright daylight poured across my pillow through the open window, pulling me out of a deep, dreamless sleep. Pushing my arms above my head beneath the thick down comforter, I turned over to glance at the bedside clock and saw it was already pushing nine in the morning.

After spending the better part of the night keeping watch over Kaelen, exhaustion had knocked me out cold.

With him immed