Chapter: 2343

From inside, his voice carried out, calm and steady as if he were trying to smooth over the cracks in the evening.

Naomi nodded, though he couldn't see her. "Okay."

Mia's sleep was anything but restful.

Her dreams were a chaotic swirl of shadows and voices, each one more unsettling than the last. Just as she was slipping into another nightmare, she felt a hand clasp hers firmly.

"Mia? You're dreaming. Wake up." Rowland's gentle voice coaxed her back to reality.