I sat at the head of the table, watching as the others situated themselves. Beside me, the little thing was tense. Reaching under the table, I placed my hand on her thigh and gave a squeeze, causing her to jump.
"I’m okay." She murmured, turning to meet my eyes. "Really?"
I appreciated her attempting to be strong, but if she thought that I was buying what she said, she was wrong.
"Sire," Desmond called, drawing my attention to him. "I think we are all here now."
Looking around, I took in the faces of Desmond and Miranda, my two most skilled military officers, then Chris and even Abigail, my delta and beta, and to their sides were Aldrich and Hayes, but there was still one more person we needed to start.
"Not quite." I sighed, beginning to rub circles on the little thing’s sigh with m
