She trembled. Just a flicker. But I saw it.
“But if you want peace…” I swallowed hard. “If you want something to come back to after it all… someone to anchor you—don’t forget us. Don’t forget this.”
I opened my arms. “Please,” I begged, my voice shattering. “Please don’t rise so far above us you forget how it felt to be held. To be kissed. To be loved by us.”
Her body stayed mostly shadow, but her head tilted like she was listening.
“I can’t lose you,” I choked out. “None of us can. Not like this.”
Keegan took over. His voice was lower now, like a vow.
“You don’t need to become a god, Kat. You’ve always been enough. For me. For us. You were enough even when you were scared and messy and just trying to make it through the day.”
“You’re more than your power,” Kendrick said fiercely. “
