*Briella*

I had resented Kryzen for making us stop to take a break, but I was shocked to discover that I really needed it.

I thought that I was fine. I always thought I was fine when I actually wasn’t.

I blushed when I realized that Kryzen seemed to have no trouble reading me. I thought about what my mother used to say about mate bonds, how they allowed you to understand your partner in deeper ways than one could ever think possible.

“It’s getting a ...