CORBIN

"I thought he’d never leave," Hazel said repositioning her head on my shoulder.

Over the course of the night, she’d cuddled up beside me on the couch. I wrapped my arm around her shoulders keeping her in place.

I kissed the top of her head and ran my hands over the smooth skin of her arm. "Cyrus doesn’t like to be alone."

I didn’t tell her, but more than likely, he’d be back the next morning. Cyrus did not like the quiet, ...