~ ROWAN
I stilled, my hands wrapping tighter around her. It was the most vulnerable I'd ever heard her.
"I won't, I promise," I whispered to her.
I walked over to the bed, lowering myself onto the warm mattress. She nestled closer to me, her head resting in the crook of my neck, her breaths coming out in soft pants, brushing against my collarbone.
"Do you want to talk about it?" I asked, brushing her hair off her shoulder.
She shook her head. "Not really."
"Nyssa-"
"Please, Rowan," she cut me off, voice shaky. "I just… can I stay like this?"
I sighed, smothering the urge to ask more questions. "Of course, baby."
Her spine went rigid at my words and she pulled back only a little, just enough so she could lock eyes with me. She opened her mouth to speak but at the last minute she decided against it and buried her head back into my throat.
"I won't be able to do any of the work today," I mind linked Aria immediately. "I have to be with Nyssa."
