Chapter 54 – “Hidden Away”Seraphina’s POVThe cabin groaned under the weight of the wind, a sound too close to a wounded animal’s cry. We were far from the packlands now—so far, it felt like another life had been left behind in the dirt and blood. Kaelion hadn’t spoken since we limped in. Neither had I.He moved like a shadow, quiet but steady, building a fire, boiling water, tearing cloth into strips. I watched him from the edge of the bed, my shoulder throbbing beneath the blanket. I should’ve said something. Maybe thank you. Maybe ask him if he was alright. But the words stayed buried beneath the rubble inside me.He returned to my side with the warm water, a roll of bandages, and that look in his eyes—tight, unreadable, but so full of something I couldn’t name.“Let me see it,” he said, voice quiet.I nodded, teeth clenched as I let the blanket slip from my shoulder. The wound was ugly—deep and raw—but I barely felt it as his fingers brushed my skin. I flinched anyway.“Sorry,” h
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