SYLVARA POVKaelen kept his arms around me, steady and warm, like he was trying to pull me back fully into reality.“Hey,” he said softly again, brushing his thumb over my cheek. “What was the dream about? What did you see?”I froze for half a second.The voice was still there in the back of my mind.I’m coming, child.I forced myself to breathe.“I don’t remember,” I said quickly… lying.. I didn’t want to trouble him anymore. I can’t keep acting weak around him.Kaelen studied my face. He didn’t say anything. His eyes were searching like he could see straight through the lie.“Thats not true,” he said quietly.My chest tightened.I shook my head slightly. “It was just… dark. Confusing. I woke up before anything made sense.”Silence.Kaelen didn’t move, but his hold on me tightened just a little, like he was grounding himself as much as he was grounding me.“You were literally shaking,” he murmured.” That can’t be nothing Syl.”“I’m fine now,” I said, a little too fast.That made him
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