Bottom lip pulled in her teeth, she watched Cal’s eyes drop closed and his eyelids lie over his tensed, moving eyes. His face looked contemplative for a moment, but relaxed. When he looked back up at her, those dark eyes met hers. A deep, gruff voice made her heart race the moment she saw it. Here he was, all along.
“Hello, mate.”
“Hi, Tyr,” she gave a small, watery smile.
He hesitated for a second before reaching up and cupping her face. Softly, he spoke while trying to respect whatever boundaries she may hold against him. He had never actually met her before, Kai very little, but never Sarai, and never imagined he would be able to do so. Yet, here she stood; she came for him. “Hey, don’t cry.” He swallowed a lump in his throat, “are you…are you okay?”
She nodded, squeezin
