Celia POV
"I wish I could speak with Stormy. I feel like I'm of no help. The three of you continue to save and protect me. I honestly feel like a nuisance," I whispered.
"We will find a way to wake Stormy. Celia, and you are not a nuisance; you are family. Family will always fight to protect each other," Jordan softly told me.
I shifted a little as I sat in Caius' lap. His grip was still pretty tight against me.
I felt overwhelmed. I was beyond happy to have someone who cared as much as Caius did about me, but I needed space. I used to be alone all the time in the orphanage and hated it, but now I felt the exact opposite; I felt smothered.
"Caius, can I sit next to you instead of on your lap?" I asked calmly.
"No," He huffed with a one-word response.
"Caius, you don't have to be a
