CAROLINE
My face probably looked frighteningly like that of a goldfish. I was so shocked by Sean's revelation that I was pretty sure I'd left my jaw somewhere on the ground.
I couldn't believe it. I couldn't believe those words ... that hope. Yet, the smirk on my mate's face told me that yes, it was all true. I could believe. I could hope. He had a way to understand why Malcolm was so powerful.
"Is... Is this some kind of joke?" I whispered, my voice trembling with disbelief and elation.
He shook his head as his smile softened. "No, Care," he murmured, pressing his forehead against mine. A gesture so intimate, that I felt my heart explode. "I don't know if it'll work, but ... I have a lead."
Relief and liberation flooded my heart, and I burst into tears and laughter together, a he
