LUCIEN

I look to my side to see Nirelle dozing off. She looks so delicate, and even now, when her head is bobbing back and forth, my heart is telling me that I need to help her so her neck does not hurt, but my mind is screaming and stopping me from inching any closer to her. I have no idea what was going to happen if I got close, but I was not willing to find out. I swallow and try to make fear go away. I am a full-grown man, and I can control myself fully. I inch closer to her and catch her ...