Sophia
I went to sleep wrapped securely in Erick’s arms, my head resting against the rhythmic thrum of his heart.
Falling asleep in Erick’s arms felt like sinking into a dream woven by the goddess herself.
The chaos of the night before…Sonya’s lies, Alan’s foolishness, the tension in the air seemed distant now.
His steady heartbeat beneath my ear, the warmth of his arms wrapped around me, and the comfort of knowing that for tonight….nothing could reach us.
Only the rise and fall of his chest and the way his fingers moved gently through my hair, grounding me in the kind of calm I had never thought I could experience.
Wrapped in Erick’s embrace, the world felt manageable again. As if the darkness had been chased away by the strength of his embrace.
I smiled to myself in the quiet d
