Chapter 186

Harper’s POV

Sanctuary Chambers.

I am so tired of all these things befalling us. I remembered my life as in the human world. It was better than all these. I sighed bitterly Outside, I could hear voices, Kieran and Lucas arguing about the rescue mission but here, it was only the sound of my heartbeat and Valerie’s uneven breathing.

She sat on the low cot, stripped to her undershirt, with blood running down her arms and across her ribs. Her shirt was half-burnt from the attack, the skin beneath bruised and torn. I swallowed hard as I dabbed the cloth into warm water, trying to ignore how deep some of the wounds went.

“Hold still,” I murmured, even though she haven’t moved.

Valerie managed a weak smile. “I’m not exactly dancing, Harper.”

Her voice was hoa