The Price Of Her Mercy
The intimacy is quiet, tender, not the reckless heat of youth but the soft, steady warmth that comes from knowing someone inside and out.
I wrap my arms around her, feeling her pulse against mine, and for a few hours, the world narrows to just us. No conspiracies, no bloodlines, no shadows from Sunrise Bay, just the two of us.
When the month is over, we return to New York, exhausted, a little sunburned, and ridiculously in love. The jet lag and luggage feel inconsequential compared to the news we receive a few weeks later.
Mabel is pregnant.
“Holy shit,” I breathe, staring at the test in disbelief.
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