Promises & Kisses

Brielle’s POVI arrived home, disoriented and too lost in my head to care about my current appearance. It wasn't the agreement, or the presence of the aegis itself that shook me to the core.It was something else.Just that one word.Sister.It echoed in my head like a glitch that refused to correct itself. Like something that didn’t fit in with the rest of the puzzles I already had in place, but still kept clicking—still kept trying to blend in with my world.I didn’t realize how long I’d been standing in the middle of the bedroom until the city lights outside shifted slightly, painting a different angle of gold across the floor.My heels were still on. My hands were still clenched tightly by my sides, knuckles turning white from the growing pain.My breathing… close to being ragged and fast because…it didn’t make sense.Nothing about that made any sense to me.I had mapped out every possible angle of that meeting before stepping into it. Every response. Every manipulation tactic the

The Watcher

Brielle’s POVI couldn't sleep last night.I mean, how could I? After….after whatever that was…. happened.My eyes closed shut when Axel’s arms stayed wrapped around me the entire night, keeping me warm and safe in bed.But my mind? It never stopped pacing with questions.Even now, standing in the kitchen with a cup of coffee slowly growing cold between my fingers, I could still feel it. That lingering heat from last night. The way his voice softened with each step he made towards me. The way he looked at me like I wasn’t just another…important task for the day—but someone…he would burn the world for.I swallowed, staring blankly up ahead at the window opposite mine, wondering what it would be like to have him pin me against it one more time.“Burning a hole through the cup won’t make it hotter.” He suddenly said from behind, his voice calm but laced with curiosity, like he'd been watching me for some time now.I froze in my tracks, biting on my bottom lips, but not turning immediatel

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Promises & Kisses

The Watcher