Chapter 146

The silence started to become unbearable after a while. Silas stared at the ceiling for what felt like hours, replaying those last moments with Lyra in his mind. Eventually, he forced himself to sit up, wincing as his ankle protested the movement.

“Get it together,” he muttered to himself, reaching for the bottle of painkillers the doctor had given him. Two pills and a swig of water later, he grab