After the door closed behind Jake I wasn't ready to let Amilia go yet. I kept holding her in my arms, slightly insecure about what would happen when I let her go. She didn't struggle, she wasn't trying to escape from me she just stayed close with hands and face buried in my chest. We both were bathing in the calmness our embrace provided.
When her heart rate returned to normal, steady beating and I was sure that my own rage had subsided enough for me to not do anything reckless I pecked her forehead and released her from my hold. Her lips curled into a grimace of dissatisfaction and she looked so adorable that I wanted to laugh.
She took one step back and looked at me closely inspecting my face and reaction.
"Why did you come, Victor?" - she asked after a while.
"I felt your distre
