ELYSIA.
"I love you," I breathed against his skin. "I know I've ruined everything. I know you can't…"
"Shh." His arms tightened. "I know."
He didn’t say I love you either. Just acknowledgment. It hurt, but I'd earned that pain.
"Kael, I need to tell you something. About Kieran, about.."
He tensed suddenly, head lifting. "Wait. Do you feel that?"
I reached out with my senses. And I felt that wolf presences at the borders.
"Scouts?" I asked, heart racing.
"Wrong scent." He was already moving, dressing up at a fast speed. "Stay here. Lock the door behind me."
"But?"
"Lock it, Elysia. Don't open for anyone."
He left before I could argue, and I was alone again with my unfinished confession.
I dressed slowly, trying to calm my racing pulse. The confession would have to wait. Always
