"Are you okay?" I calmly asked her as my grip on her waist tightened again. This was the second time she had lost her balance this evening. "I'm fine" she slowly answered but I knew she wasn't, not with after what she had just gone through and witnessed. I felt Viktor's pull through the mindlink and I turned to look at him. "When you're done with her can we talk?" I nodded my head in affirmation as I clearly knew what the conversation would be about. Kai. The moment we stepped into our chambers and away from prying eyes I pulled her closer to myself in a warm embrace. "You can cry now, Kira. It's just me and you" I calmly spoke, loud enough for her to hear me. And cry she did. She cried softly on my chest for some seconds while I slowly rubbed her back in silence "I'm... I'm

