Chapter 235

Writer's POV

The house was silent, and not the peaceful kind of silence, but the heavy kind that made every small sound feel louder than it should be.

The halls were dark, lit only by the faint glow of moonlight slipping through the windows. Everyone was asleep, and everyone was unaware. Liana lay in her bed, breathing softly.

She had fallen asleep thinking about Jace and about their conversation and the way his arms felt around her again. For the first time in months, her dreams were not haunted by pain; she slept peacefully, unaware of the danger creeping closer with every passing second. The door to her...