Chapter 22 : Danger

Kane

My heart literally stops beating for a whole moment before it starts beating like never before. I smash her against my body, consuming her completely and tighten my grip to stop her from shivering like that.

My chest fills with her hot breath and wet tears. I can feel her heart throbbing against my chest, just like mine is pounding to get her like this.

I kiss her forehead again.

"Em! Calm down, baby. Relax"

"I miss him," she whimpers just like a child. "Mom misses him"

"I know. Now, I miss him too," I tell her, caressing her back gently. "But you should not cry like this—"

"I never cried ever since he left, Kane. I didn't shed a tear until now," she confesses.

I'm too stunned to accept that confession. She didn't cry? Why? Out of trauma? Then why now? Why in my arms? I don't know how to take this. But I feel like I should let her cry as much as she wants.

It takes me enough time to come back to reality and let my subconscious take over, but she doesn't let me go. She digs h