Chapter 85 - Real Life Nightmare

Cailen decided to lay back on the bed, the sheets cold and scratchy under his skin.

He could feel the tears coming again as he thought about all the other possible ways Asher could have been harmed.

There was smoke inhalation to consider, the blow to his head could have caused some serious damage, any injuries from falling debris when he was knocked unconscious...

Cailen could come up with a long list if he let himself but he had to stop thinking about it unless he wanted to become a blubbering mess.

Tears were already burning his eyes, one escaping and sliding down from the corner of his eye to be soaked up by his hair.

Asher had to be okay, he had to make it out of this.

He had to come home with Cailen. He was going to. He was going to be fine. He was going to come home.

Cailen kept telling himself this as he laid there but even as he kept repeating those words in his head, he found it har