Sacred Sins; A Dark Tale
Delilah snickered, elbowing him playfully.
Noni, giggling softly at the exchange, straightened up. "Zeke, can I go back to my work? Like, the missions and all?"
Zeke grimaced, his jaw tightening. "No, Noni. Not the dangerous ones. You're with me now, but only on the safe stuff." Noni let out a whine, his eyes pleading, but Zeke pulled him onto his lap, a reassuring hand pressing firmly against Noni's back. "I'm not happy to confess that even when you were on missions, I went with you on the dangerous ones because I just couldn't let you go... I've always seen you, Noni."