*Rion*

Guilt weighed me down as I trudged to the bedroom.

Daphne looked up from the bed and smiled at me. “Did you catch up with Eva?”

“Yeah.”

“What’s wrong?”

“I wasn’t there to protect her….”

I didn’t have to say anymore. Daphne hopped up to wrap her arms around me. The soft warmth of her body against mine was an intoxicating salve. She kissed my cheek and my neck, and soon our lips found each other. ...