Rafandra
Neve and I waited in the elaborate corridors of the crystal palace with the other warriors and mates to watch the army leave after their briefing. It shouldn’t be me standing here with her, waving my brother off on a deadly mission. It should be the other way around. If I were the one going, Neve would have Kafele. He’d know all the right things to say and do to stop her worrying. And the main thing was, she wouldn’t worry half as much.
“I know what you’re thinking,” she said quietly from under the cocoon she had made for herself in my arm. I couldn’t help but notice how she fit so perfectly against my body with her head resting into my shoulder. I tried to release her once we left the hall but she wouldn’t let me. She clung to my body like I was her lifeline and no matter h
