Elena's POVAfter leaving the vampire estate, Luke didn't rush me into anything new.He simply stayed by my side — quietly. He took me to the coast, to mountain villages, to places filled with sunlight where the nights were peaceful.At first, I couldn't sleep.When I woke in the middle of the night, I'd reach for my throat by instinct, as if cold fangs were still pressed against my skin.My dreams cycled endlessly through the same images — my parents lying in a pool of blood, Jason standing at the edge of shadow watching me with dead eyes, Vicky's face inches from mine, twisted with spite.Every time I woke from a nightmare, Luke was there.Sometimes reading by the window. Sometimes resting on the sofa with his eyes closed. The moment I stirred, he was on his feet — warm water in hand, dimming the light, asking quietly if I wanted to go for a walk.He never asked what I'd dreamed about.But he never once let me face it alone.It was during that time that I finally understood — he hadn
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