I had my arms wrapped around him so fast, they probably blurred. Fingernails digging in as I held him tight, matching him swipe for every crushing, punishing swipe.
When we pulled apart to gasp in a breath some minutes later, his hair was mussed, and my lips felt puffy.
I touched them softly, eyes falling closed as I shoved away from his chest.
“We are not going there again.”
“You aren’t going to sacrifice yourself. Give me a chance to fix this. I won’t let anyone hurt you or our baby, I swear it on my life.”
I spun toward him, anger simmering once again. “Stop that! Words have power. You can’t just go speaking things like that into the universe!”
He laughed, and it just pissed me off further. “You’re superstitious now, are you?”
My eye roll said it all. “Brielle’s mom didn’t have t
