Annabella POV
Sunlight streams through a crack in the curtains, rousing me from a restless sleep, body still a little drained from yesterday’s events. I never thought I’d see the twins again. I definitely did not think the next time I saw them would be in body bags. I shiver at the memory of their bloodshot eyes and black veins.
Sleeping against my mate keeps the nightmares at bay, but even our bond can't protect me from them all. I remain still, most of my body draped on top of Eli’s chest, his one arm wrapped protectively around my back. I watch his eyelids flutter from the dreamy movement of his eyes. I stroke the sharp lines of his jaw, trailing my fingers down the curve of his neck, to finally rest my hand flat on his chest that rises and falls steadily in his sleep. His heart thu
