“ANTON!” ALEXIS CHEERED. She nuzzled up against him and held him close, her arms wrapped around his chest as best as she could possibly manage.
His strong arms were around her just as tightly as hers were around him, pressing her close and keeping there at all costs. “I knew you would come,” he breathed. His nose tucked against Alexis’s hair, scenting her there in a familial, friendly sort of way.
Alexis couldn’t stop the happy rumble in her chest, too overwhelmed to form the words that she was truly feeling. Behind them, Noemi had backed off to give them some space. She was smiling as well, but was as alert as ever. The last thing they needed was to be caught off-guard.
Alexis eventually pulled away from the hug, holding Anton at arm’s distance so that she could stare up into his beaut
