I closed my burning eyes and shook my head slowly. “We couldn’t get ahold of Lochlan, and I had no way of knowing. I had to go. I had to make sure it wasn’t real.” Cracked and bleeding, my heart finally revealed the full extent of its injuries. I had to wrap my arms around my middle to keep my insides from spilling onto the floor at my feet. “Jesus.” The rumbling curse was the only warning I had before I was engulfed in his embrace. One hand cradled my head against his chest and the other held me tight at my back. “You had me so f*****g scared.” “I’m sorry.” I wrapped my hands around his middle, wishing I could bottle the feeling of comfort he provided and hoard it away for safekeeping. He breathed deep, my body moving with the motion like a boat coasting over a wave. I pulled back once I
