But it never comes.
Instead, she settles willingly against me. Her cheek rests on my chest, her arm slipping around my waist.
My heart stutters, then races. I hold her carefully before tightening my embrace, unable to help myself. Knox purrs inside me, content in a way I haven’t felt in years.
Knox rumbles deep inside me, pleased. “Finally. She lets us hold her. Don’t let go.”
“I won’t. I’ll never let go.”
For a long while, silence stretches between us. Just her breathing, the rise and fall of her chest against mine. Then, her voice breaks the quiet.
“I’m scared.”
I tilt my head down to look at her, brushing a strand of hair from her face. “Of what, love?”
Her eyes shine in the dim light. “This… this power. I didn’t expect it. To feel something like that. To know before anyone else
