Vicky~
The fire had long collapsed into ash but faint heat still clung to the stone pit. I stared at it without really seeing it because my mind was somewhere else.
“Nothing important,” I said at last, letting out a small smile across my lips “Just old things from the storage vault. Things I no longer need and I feel should be burnt”
Rowan didn’t answer immediately as his gaze lingered on the remains before he finally moved and reached for my hands which were so cold.
He wrapped them between his palms as if that alone would calm me down.
“You shouldn’t be out here doing this yourself,” he said quietly and continued , “From now on, anything you need disposed of, you call the attendants or better still, you let me do it. You know I wouldn't complain,”
My fingers stayed still inside
