Evaline:
The soft purr of the car engine filled the silence as Kieran drove down the narrow forest road, shadows stretching long and deep beneath the canopy of old pines.
The sun had already dipped below the horizon, leaving streaks of faint gold clinging to the edge of the world... like the last breath of warmth before night claimed everything.
We had just left Healer Ren's clinic. My body still hummed faintly with the lingering residue of the power I had used, but more than that, my heart felt oddly light. I had healed people. Watched the wonder in their eyes, the tears, the disbelief that pain could fade so quickly. It was… overwhelming in the best way possible.
Kieran had noticed, of course. He didn't speak much, but every time his gaze met mine, there was something gentle there... something proud.
