No Safe Haven

Kaelia

Three days after Bianca’s kidnapping, I still couldn't sleep more than an hour at a time.

Every sound made me jump awake. Every shadow looked like an intruder.

My body was in fight-or-flight mode waiting for the next attack.

"You need to rest " Valen said, finding me in Bianca’s nursery at four AM again.

"You're going to make yourself sick."

"I can't " I said.

"Every time I close my eyes I