Chapter 103Alycia woke with a scream.Rowen bolted upright beside her, heart hammering, the sharp sound cutting through the heavy silence of the chamber. Moonlight filtered through the half‑drawn curtains, casting pale streaks across her sweat‑dampened skin. Her chest heaved violently, hands clutching at her gown as though trying to hold herself together.“Hey,” Rowen’s voice cracked, raw from panic. He reached for her shoulders, steady but urgent. “What’s wrong?”Her lips trembled. Tears brimmed in her wide, terrified eyes.“My… chest,” she gasped, voice barely a whisper. “Am I dying?”The words cut straight through him like a blade.Rowen’s gut twisted painfully at the sight of her—small, fragile, shaking in fear. He didn’t think. He only held her tighter, willing his warmth into her trembling body.Before he could speak again, footsteps thundered into the room. Lucien.“What’s going on?” Lucien’s deep voice filled the space, tense and sharp.“Nightmare, I think,” Rowen muttered, t
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