Madeline’s pov
“That’s it,” Hunter encouraged as I followed his lead and I sucked in a healthy amount of oxygen through my nostrils and let out a breath through my lips.
Hunter and I continued the exercise for several seconds as I tried to drown out the painful memories which threatened to swallow me whole.
I wrapped my arms around Hunter’s neck and pulled him closer to me as I buried my face in the crook of his neck.
Hunter wrapped his arms around me and hugged me back just as fiercely as though he was trying to bring me back to the present.
“I’m going to—” I hiccuped as I felt something lodged in my throat and it was difficult to speak.
“Shh, it’s alright.” Hunter whispered into my ear.
“Ezekiel and Josselyn…” I tried again, but words failed me.
“Hey, it’s alright. You don’t have
