||Innaya||
"Hold me, please," I whispered, but I knew Eshan would hear and he did. He shifted me little in his arms, and instead of my back to him, I was facing him sideways. I tucked my head under his chin and wrapped myself around him. I needed this closeness.
Otherwise, I would have shied away, but this time it was the solace I was seeking for willingly.
For a minute, I just listened to the beating of Eshan's heart. Focussing on the sound of his heartbeat, I tuned out other voices in my head.