Touch me tender, Break me wild: A Steamy Compilation
My womb cramped again, forcing a whimper, but I pushed on, following Elara's trail of broken twigs and blood drops.
I found them in a hidden thicket, a small clearing ringed by thorny bushes that scratched like guards. Elara had Thorne propped against a mossy rock, her hands pressing cloth to his wound, face slick with sweat. The air here was cooler, damp earth scent grounding me, the thicket's walls feeling like a fragile sanctuary amid the siege. Thorne's eyes fluttered open as I dropped beside him, relief softening his pain-lined face. 'Lena... you came.' His voice was weak, hand finding mine, squeezing with fading strength. Emotions crashed over me— fear of losing him, the deep bond pull