Kai moved towards his distraught mate. In all the mess that bound them, he didn't think about how it would affect her. He only thought about himself.
Watching how torn she looked, he felt his heart squeeze painfully in his chest. Lila cursed internally. She never knew that being around Kai would bring out the vulnerability in her.
It wasn't something she was proud of. She disliked it but was also relieved by it. Feeling his arms wrapped around her waist was euphoric.
So much weight was taken off her shoulders. She let him lead her to the ottoman. She didn't protest when he sat her in his lap and held her head to his chest.
She didn't even put up a fight when he made her straddle his lap. It was that comfortable. His hold felt like home. A lone tear left her lids.
Albeit the promise she made never to cry again, her tears fell. Unbeknownst to her, she was slowly becoming more human than she had been in years.
