For the next few moments, silence settled around them. Kylian returned to his chair beside Mira’s bed and immediately took her hand again. His thumb slowly brushed across her knuckles. Julia watched him with a small smile. It was almost strange seeing him like this. Julia looked at her sleeping friend. Perhaps something good had finally come out of all the pain Silver Fang had caused them.
A soft knock suddenly came from the doorway. Everyone immediately turned. One of Bloodmoon’s Elite Guards stood there.
The door had never been locked. That had been the compromise Kylian had finally agreed to after arguing that no one should be able to enter Mira’s room without his permission.
The Elite Guards could remain outside, but the hospital-room door would stay open at all times. That way, the
