under his control
“Then maybe that’s you.”
She didn’t answer. Instead, she leaned back against the rock, exhaustion finally claiming her. Her eyes closed, and for a while, the only sound was the wind outside.
Liam stayed awake, watching the fire die down. The silence was strange, almost too still. Then, faintly, he heard something like static in the air, a voice too quiet to understand. He froze, listening harder.
Liam…
He turned sharply. Ava was still asleep, her face peaceful now, but her lips moved faintly. Her voice wasn’t her own. It was layered, like two voices overlapping.