LUCAS’ POV
Selene was quiet afterward. I had a lot to say and a lot of questions for her but I decided that pushing her wasn’t a good idea. She was still so fragile and I had to be very careful with how I handled her.
She wasn’t withdrawn…no, that would have worried me but thoughtful, as if something inside her was rearranging itself and she wasn’t sure where everything belonged yet. I didn’t rush her. Silence could be just as revealing as words if you knew how to listen.
I lay beside her, staring at the rough timber ceiling, counting the steady rhythm of her breathing until it slowed. Only then did I turn my head toward her.
“Are you okay?” I asked.
It was the simplest question, the kind that said that I want the best for you and I am concerned about you.
She nodded, though her eyes
