Elias was getting unsteady on his feet, his movements slightly off balance. A low growl rumbled deep in his chest, vibrating through the air around us. He looked straight into my eyes, and in that gaze, I saw the same thing I always felt whenever I was near Elias—the one unshakable certainty I knew I could rely on. The one thing I knew I would always have, no matter what happened. Trust. Unwavering, solid, and quietly powerful.
We could get through this. Together. No matter what the situation was. Without saying a word we had an understanding that we were going to get through this together.
I then did the only thing I could—I tilted my head back just enough to catch the scent of fear masked beneath his anger. It was faint, almost imperceptible, but it was there. He wanted this to feel l
