The morning light was just starting to peek through the curtains when Warren told me he had a meeting and needed to head to the office.
"Contact me if something happens," he murmured, pressing a soft kiss to my forehead. Still half-asleep, I mumbled an affirmative and snuggled deeper under the covers. Just before he slipped out the door, Warren's warm breath tickled my ear as he whispered, "I will take care of everything for you, so lean on me, dove. Let me protect you." A wave of comfort washed over me, and a familiar sense of security settled in when he said those words.
The late morning sun finally coaxed me awake. A quick change of clothes, and I hurried to the living room, where Mom, Casper, and Jelena were waiting. My eyes scanned the room.
“Where’s Erebus?” I asked, a touch of di
