Back at Sanctuary Heights—
The night had long fallen into silence.
Ever since Adelyn had gotten hurt, Eira had stayed unusually attentive around her. She refused to leave her side.
No matter how much Mabel coaxed her, she wouldn't return to her own bedroom tonight.
Instead, she insisted on sleeping beside Adelyn, saying she had to look after Mama.
Adelyn, in the end, had asked Mabel to let her be.
It had taken nearly an hour before the little girl finally drifted off to sleep.
And even then ...
Only after checking several times that her mother had truly fallen asleep and that the bandaged hand no longer seemed to be troubling her.
As the tranquillity of the night deepened, the bedroom door was slowly pushed open.
Dylan stepped inside. His footsteps were so light that they barely made a sound against the marble floor.
Under the dim amber glow of the bedside lamp, his gaze first fell upon his little girl.
