SILAS POV
Garrett’s voice slid into my head like a blade wrapped in velvet.
‘I’m outside. I’ve got everything you asked for.’
I blinked awake slowly, my body heavy and warm in a way I wasn’t used to anymore. For half a second, I didn’t understand why my chest felt pinned, why I couldn’t roll onto my side like I usually did when sleep broke.
Then I looked down.
Sebastian was sprawled across me, his cheek pressed flat against my chest, one small hand fisted in the fabric of my shirt like it was a life-line. Stephan was curled on my other side, one leg slung over my thigh, his head tucked just under my shoulder, breathing slow and deep.
My sons were using me as a mattress.
Something in my chest cracked wide open.
I didn’t move. I didn’t even breathe for a moment, afraid the smallest s
