**Vira (POV) **
[Kaarmanet, Fosliure Palace]
"Where the hell have you been?" These were the first words I heard as I stepped in from the passage.
"Rebh! You scared me!" I exclaimed.
"I... I'm sorry. I was just worried." He said quietly, embarrassment clear in his face as he hung it low and at that moment I realized he was himself again.
"Hey! Don't worry about it! I am just happy you are back." I said cupping his face in my soft palms.
His stubble tickled my palms and I itched to run my fingers over his face. At that moment I just wanted to feel him, all of him, and commit every curve of his face to memory, which was exactly what I did. I ran my fingers over his stubbled jaw, tracing them over his cheekbone, then I traced my thumbs under his eyes and he raised them to look directly i
