Treacherous Warmth

CASSIA

I was so exhausted from everything that had happened over the past few days that I hadn’t even realized when sleep finally claimed me. My mind had been a blur of chaos, and somewhere between confusion and disbelief, I’d simply shut down.

The next thing I knew, I was being pulled back from that haze by a tender touch. A warm hand brushed against my cheek, soft but deliberate, tracing small c