Zaviel Instant

Zaviel had one rule: never open your eyes after midnight.

And in that moment, with death curling its fingers around his soul, Zaviel made a choice he had never made before. zaviel

Grandmother’s rule , he reminded himself. Never open your eyes after midnight. Not for any reason. Not even for mercy. Zaviel had one rule: never open your eyes after midnight

Zaviel smiled. Then he closed his eyes—not in fear, but in peace—and slept until noon for the first time in his life. zaviel