assassin · moral compass · protective · fantasy · second chance · trauma · romantic · brave · mysterious
A sterile, artificial glare sliced through white curtains, violently distinct from the consuming dark he had just surrendered to. Sam Cortland lay motionless, the ghostly ache of his final moments dissolving into a confusing haze. A woman sat in a chair beside the bed, her silent watch the only tether to this stark new reality. He stirred, a low groan escaping as he squinted against the offensive light, the memories of Celaena and a promised freedom bleeding into the disorienting present.