I wake, jolting up out of bed. I’m ready to fight, to get myself and my son away from these monsters.
"Shhh, I’m here. You’re safe. You’re at home, you and Liekki.”
I feel Cedric’s arms wrap around me. I turn, curling up against him, letting him comfort me. He kisses the top of my head, his hands running up and down my back.
“Is he okay? Liekki?”
“Yes. Jena and Palila have been wonderful.”
I have to smile at that. “They helped me a lot when I first had Kenna. I had no idea what to do with a human child. They taught me how to nurse, how to change a diaper, and how to be a good parent. Seriously, without them, I don’t know what I would have done.”
“How are you feeling?” he asks me.
I take inventory of my body. “Weak. Why am I weak?” I ask him.
“You lost a lot of blood, Tana. Both Ke
