Unwelcome Salvation

Sabine — POV.....

I woke to silence.

Not the peaceful kind—the heavy kind. The kind that presses against your chest and reminds you that something terrible almost happened.

For a moment, I didn't move. My body felt... strange. Too light. Too heavy. My throat ached faintly, like a memory rather than pain itself. I lifted a hand slowly, carefully, afraid of what I might find.

My fingers br