Zayde’s Point of View
I can hear it. Not just feel it, I hear it.
That soft, fast rhythm of a heartbeat, almost like butterfly wings are beating inside of her. Inside of Chloe... But it is not hers. It’s something new. Something small.
Something... ours.
My mouth goes completely. My heart is hammering in my chest, not with adrenaline anymore, but something deeper. Something more, maybe panic? Maybe awe? Or maybe both of those things? It is thudding so loudly, I barely hear anything else.
Not the rustle of the trees, not the others breathing behind me, just that one sound.
That little heartbeat.
“What is going on?”
Uncle Jake demands from behind me, drawing my attention towards him.
I don’t answer him, I can’t. I don't even turn around, my eyes are still locked onto Chloe, who lo
