ANOKAII woke up and the first thing I noticed was that the ceiling was made of wood. I knew that ceiling. Shadowcrest, the healer’s hut. My body felt heavy, like I’d been sleeping for years but I felt the anxiety slowly releasing the hold it had on my body.I turned my head, they were there. All four of them, sitting in chairs, standing by the wall. They looked like hell, tired, and worried.Emiriel saw my eyes open first, he was at my side in a second. His hand wrapped around mine. It was warm. Solid.“Anokai,” he said. His voice cracked.“Hey,” I managed. My throat was dry. Rowan came over. He didn’t say anything, he put a hand on my forehead, like he was checking for fever. His touch was rough but gentle.“Six days,” Malachi said from near the window. He pushed his glasses up. “You scared the life out of us.”Nicholas just watched me. His silver eyes didn’t blink. They told me what happened, how they found me in the glade after everything went dark, how they brought me back. The
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