Kaida

My body stilled at Malachi's thunderous voice, his command reverberating in my head.

"Malachi?" I asked, my heart skipping a beat.

He wrapped me in his strong arms, his familiar scent enveloping me, calming my frazzled nerves. My body slowly relaxed into his warmth.

Was this real? Tell me it wasn't a twisted dream, a cruel joke played by Noah on my already-battered mind.

My hands crawled up his chest, fingers digging into the contours of his ribs, feeling, tracing, needing ...