READER SHOUT OUT: Thank you Janell_Apple for suggesting the song "All for You" by The Light the Heat for one of my playlists. It's SO PERFECT for this scene. If you have a chance, listen to it while you're reading!
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ELIA
She felt his grip on her hand slowly relax as he drifted into a doze, and she smiled, laying a gentle kiss on his bicep under her cheek.
She didn't want to sleep. She'd already slept—better than him—and now her entire body hummed with pleasure and with an odd kind of peace.
Her fear of the future had not left her. But having Reth that way, then curling up like this with him… everything felt right.
A niggle of fear poked at the back of her mind—her body was not supposed to be doing this right now. But with careful thought and gentle probing, tensing and releasing muscles, and breathing deeply, she examined her own body for any pain or warning. And there was none.
Praise the Creator. There was none.
