Zane ends the mind link immediately he delivers the message to Astrid. His heart pounds quickly as he rushes toward the boys shuffling their feet near Courtney. His arms are wide and his smile is wider as he brushes past Courtney and engulfs the both of them in a hug.
He squeezes both of them to his chest and buries his head in-between their shoulders, inhaling deeply and unbothered by the fact that they hadn't bathed in days.
“I missed you boys so much,” he hugs tighter, his smile never leaving his face. The overwhelming feeling of rest envelopes him as they throw their little hands over his broad shoulders.
“I didn't know what I would do to myself if anything happened to you, I wouldn't live with myself,” he says sincerely. His tone is soft and breathy as he pulls them from the hug a
