Freyah.
The moment I finished drinking Gillian’s blood, the inferno inside me began to die.
Not all at once... but in waves.
Like rain falling over scorched earth.
The savage hunger that had clawed at my insides only moments ago loosened its grip. My breathing slowed. The frantic pounding in my chest steadied into something familiar... something human.
And the baby…
He quieted too.
Before, he had moved like a storm trapped beneath my skin... restless, urgent, as if reaching for something beyond my body. But now his movements softened into gentle flutters. No more frantic surges. No more desperate pulses.
I felt his heartbeat.
Steady.
Strong.
Almost perfectly aligned with mine.
Two rhythms.
One life.
I turned my head toward Gillian.
He lay beside me, eyes closed, his chest ri
