Chapter 104

Eva

I sat on Nox’s lap and he held me close.

Words couldn’t describe how good to felt to have his arms around me. I held onto the back of his head while he buried his face in my neck, inhaling my scent. I couldn’t say that I felt our bond right away, but something stirred within me as soon as we came close to each other.

No words were exchanged between us. We simply held each other. The more his arms tightened around me, the more sure I became that we were going to be alright.

After a while, I pulled away from him though I was still sitting on his lap. His eyes were wet with tears but none of them stained his cheeks. I asked him, “What’s wrong? Talk to me. Please.”

Box placed his hand over mine and pulled it away from his face. My heart sank at this, but then he kissed the back of it. “It’s hard to explain.”

I tilted my head. I wouldn’t accept this explanation. There had to be an explanation. There always was.

“I was angry,” he claimed. “For a long time, that was all I could feel.