“Unfortunately.” His chest rises and falls beneath my cheek. “Kir won’t sit idle. Whatever he’s planning, I need to be ahead of it. He’s got the company and he’s welcome to it, but there’s more he could come for if he chooses to. I have to make sure you’re protected.”
I know he’s right. None of our problems have magically resolved themselves just because we spent the better part of a week hiding from reality. The outside is still out there, sharpening its knives.
“Okay,” I say, even though every cell in my body is screaming at me to wrap myself around him like a koala and refuse to let go. “Do what you need to do.”
Lukas tips my chin up and kisses me. “I’ll be back before dark,” he promises.
I lie there for a while. I’m exhausted, largely because I spent half the night on the verge of
