Lacey
I stared at the sky, watching the sun make its way under the horizon. It spread beautiful pink and orange shades across the sky. Fin stood, taking a step in front of me from the bench we were sitting on in front of the palace. He reached a hand out, motioning for me to take it. He pulled me up, using the momentum I gained to pull me straight into his arms.
I rested my head against his chest, letting the steady thumping of his heartbeat fill my body with the comfort it so desperately needed. I soaked it all in, trying to prepare myself for everything I needed to do very soon. Fin ran his hand through my hair once before cradling the back of my head and squeezing me just a bit.
My body shook slightly as I worked hard to suppress the emotions that wanted so badly to escape, to explod
