Four days sounded unbearable. Since we completed the bond, I struggled to spend even a few hours away from him.
“I will come home as soon as I can,” he promised.
His arms tightened.
“Can we not discuss the trip right now? I only want to hold you.”
His voice was low and emotional.
“I want my senses filled with your scent. I want you to feel how much I love you.”
Kael kissed my shoulder again.
“You mean everything to me, Si. You are the best part of my life, and I will cherish you until I take my final breath.”
Pain struck my chest. We were too young to speak about death. Kael had only just become a father. We were supposed to have decades together.
“Do not talk about dying,” I pleaded as tears gathered in my eyes.
I knew I could not continue without him.
“Do not speak about death
