My Monster
I'd insisted on it earlier, claiming that our baby craved skin-to-skin.
Kira arrives twenty minutes later. Kaziel opens the door, and she steps inside, her eyes immediately finding me. She winks at me, and I beam at her, rising to my feet.
"Alright," she says, shrugging off her dark blue jean jacket. "Let's check those cores."
My stomach knots with nerves.
Kaziel doesn't move far from me as Kira sets up, pulling a small obsidian disc from her bag and placing it on the coffee table. The air shifts subtly, pressure building.