#Chapter426
Nerves hit me hard again and I blow out a steady stream of air to try to re-centre myself as my stomach turns over and churns with the reminder of what we are doing. That sign we are going upstairs to do this in just a minute. I shouldn’t be nervous but I am. Being soft and gooey in front of our nearest and dearest goes against everything in me.
/"We’re coming, go up. We’ll only be a second./" Alexi dismisses one of his best men and turns to me softly. Fixing me with a tender look and takes both my hands in his, tangling my fingers snugly within his and calming me.
/"Let’s do this the right way./" A smile, a forehead to forehead gentle nudge and he takes my arm and slides it into his carefully, treating me with kid gloves like he always does, making it obvious he won’t let me delay it even if I’m petrified.
