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Chapter 14: The Night at The Cabin

Author: ROSE MARY
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-04-06 23:32:34

The fire had died to embers.

Sebastian was asleep on the couch, Julian curled against his side, their legs tangled under a thick wool blanket. The cabin was dark and cold, the only light the faint orange glow from the fireplace. The wind had stopped. The snow had stopped. The world outside was silent and white.

But inside, Julian was not sleeping.

He had been dreaming. Not the good dreams, the ones about the lake and the stars and Sebastian's hand in his. The other dreams. The ones where he was
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