Kingdom of Ash

Because I am not in love with our other
allies. How the words changed everything and
yet nothing. “You should be asleep.”
Aedion gave her a half smile. “So should
you.”
Silence fell between them as they stared at
each other.
She could have spent all night like that.
Had spent many nights like that, in another
beast’s skin. Just watching him, taking in the
powerful lines of his body, the unbreakable
will in his eyes.
“I thought we were going to die today,” she
said.
“We were.”
“I’m still angry with you,” she blurted.
“But ...”
His brows rose, light she had not seen for
some time shining from his face. “But?”
She scowled. “But I shall think about what