Shattered Time - Chapter 35 – “Someone Else Is Inside”

... he bed, the cold metal of the IV stand reflecting the dim ceiling light. For once, there were no screams. No visions. No broken mirrors. Just the ticking of the wall clock—soft, steady, ordinary.

He hated it.

Aya sat across the room, her hair tied back, eyes scanning a book. A real book. Paper. Pages.

She hadn't spoken since morning.

But Kael didn't mind the silence.

It was safer than words.

Safer than memories.

He turned slightly, the band ...