His Flesh and Blood

(Neva’s POV)

I stirred slowly, my eyes fluttering open to the familiar ceiling of my bedroom.

All I felt was a dull ache pounding in my head. For a moment, I just lay there, trying to make sense of the heaviness in my body.

Then I turned my head and saw Kaelen seated stiffly in a chair, in the corner of the room. Vespa and Orion were curled up in his arms, their small bodies wrapped tightly agains