Evaline:
My eyes fluttered open at the softest tap on my shoulder. The dim light from the wall lamps made the edges of the room blur, but soon enough, my vision adjusted. Standing above me was Madam Elira.
I blinked, confusion clouding my head for a moment. The last thing I remembered was lounging in the living room after dinner with Oscar and Kieran. I was wrapped in Oscar's arms while Kieran was sitting on the couch beside ours with Lioren resting against his chest. The pup's little breaths had been so steady, so soothing, that at some point I must have drifted off in Oscar's hold.
But now… there was no sign of either of them. No sound of their voices, no presence through the bond. Only Madam Elira. And she was holding Lioren in her arms, the little one bundled up, still fast asleep.
