“Well, that’s okay. He’s going to need some time to process, and maybe him doing that privately is for the best, so nobody says anything they’ll regret.” Brielle was chipper as she touched my forehead, closing her eyes as I felt a sense of cool wash over me.
It was so soothing, I could have cried, trickling down from where her palm rested against my face, down through me like a wave of blessed relief. I couldn’t tell you how long it lasted, only that she was swaying on her feet when I opened my eyes again, and Kane was calling worriedly from the hall.
He appeared in the doorway a second later, a frown etched into his handsome features. “Brielle? What just happened?”
“Nothing, I’m fine.” She waved him off, but he stepped into the now very crowded bathroom, threading his arms around her w
