Lyra woke to an unfamiliar lightness in her chest. Not the sharp edge of fear, nor the cold burn of anger, but a rare, quiet peace. For a few long seconds, she lay still in the morning quiet, listening to the muffled hum of the city beyond the blinds.Then the memory caught up with her, Hayden holding her in the dark. The steady, low cadence of his voice against her hair. The way his hands were warm and unhurried, holding her close without demanding that she explain her pain. For months, Lyra treated strength as an armour, convinced that showing a crack was a collapse. Hayden never asked her to put down her shield; he had created a place where she didn’t need to carry its weight.She found him in the study, framed by the pale morning light streaming through the window. The moment her footstep hit the floor, he turned.“You’re awake,” he said softly.“I couldn’t sleep.”His eyes drifted over her face, scanning the curve of her cheek and the lingering shadows beneath her eyes. “Nightmar
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