It hit me within seconds.
The sheer weight of everything that was flowing through his mind, his heart, and I stumbled back like someone had pushed me.
Elias didn’t touch me, didn’t try to shield me from it, he just let it all flow, and for a moment, I couldn’t even breathe. It felt like someone had ripped the air straight out of my lungs.
I had no idea how he was still standing with all of those emotions flowing inside of him. It was barely a minute of him letting me in and I already felt like I was drowning.
“Stop,” I groaned out. “Please.”
He shut the wall between us and I sank to my knees, gasping for breath. He was by my side in an instant, hands wrapped around me as he pressed soft kisses to the side of my face and my hair. I could hear him whispering, but I couldn’t make out th
