kael
Every single moment that I stayed in the same room breathing in the same air as Elysia, made me realize that there was beauty in her stubbornness even though her attitude was infuriating.
I watched from the doorway as Elysia held onto the blanket up in her chest so tight that I could see her veins popping out of her hands. Three days of this back and forth attitude of hers, three days of her testing boundaries, pushing limits, trying to break free.
And I was enjoying every damn second of it.
"What rule?" she demanded, pulling the blanket higher. Her brown eyes flashed with that familiar defiance I'd come to anticipate.
I leaned against the door frame, crossing my arms. "You missed dinner. Again."
"That's not a rule. That's a suggestion."
"Everything I say is a rule, my jewel."
