A lump formed in my throat as I pulled away slightly from Blake. He must have sensed my hesitation, because he sighed, finishing the break in me holding him by leaning back in the chair. I wasn't sure what to say, so there we were, in silence. This was an uncomfortable silence, not something that I was used to with him anymore. I had gotten used to our content, comfortable silences. My lips pressed together, but just as I was about to tell him how I felt, he decided to speak.
"You know, I can't shift, but I still kicked my Dad's ass more than once when we were training," he said, his head leaned back as he stared at the ceiling. "He thinks," he clenched his teeth before correcting himself, "he thought that part of the reason why I was still fairly strong was because the power that would h
