[9.1] Kesh

She always looked beautiful, no matter what she did.

Even as she lay, in the deepest slumber, unaware she was in another realm, my mate was the definition of beauty. My hand caressed the side of her face, moving in, gently placing a kiss on her lips. I remained above her, Xeric taking in her scent with a low growl.

It was the only thing we could do to keep calm now. The only thing that would not rob us of our sanity. That would keep us from panicking. Panicking in the world we were in. I looked up, finding the courage that had dwindled as I walked toward the palace window, ripping the large curtains open. Finally bringing light to the gloomy room. One I had not slept in for decades.

My heart pounded within me as the sun shone through, opening the large glass windows as I walked to the balcony, my eyes set on my Kingdom. The kingdom I had left decades ago. Kesh was beautiful as I remembered it. The air was purer than the poison in the Neut realm. The birds hummed and flew low. I mi