Page 95 of One Impossible Moment
His hand tightened around the glass.
But when he looked directly at the corner of the room—nothing.Just the wall.Just the lamp.Just the quiet apartment he shared with the woman he loved.
Kallie didn't seem to notice.She returned to the couch and leaned against his side, resting her head on his shoulder.He wrapped an arm around her automatically, pulling her close.
"You okay?"she murmured.
He hesitated for a second, then nodded."Yeah.Long day."
She smiled, brushing her cheek against his shirt."A good day."
He looked down at her, at the trust in her eyes, at how she fit against him.
"Yeah," he said softly."A good day."
But as he held her, his gaze drifted back to the corner of the room—to the place where the shadow had flickered.
It was gone.
Everything looked normal.
But Finn knew better than most that some things didn't stay behind.
Some places didn't let go.
Some rules followed you, even when you crossed the veil.
He tightened his arm around Kallie, pulling her closer, as if he could shield her from something he couldn't see.
He wouldn't let Everstill take anything else from him.
Not here.
Not now.
Not her.
Even if the shadows had followed them home.
