LORELAI

I woke up wrapped in warmth, my body tingling with sensation.

My eyelids fluttered open, and I was greeted by Derik watching me, his body still, like he was afraid to move and cause me any discomfort.

Kai had me bundled against him, not having the same worries, his heavy breathing almost a snore in my ear. Brax was curled up between my legs.

It was almost suffocating, almost too much, but it almost made me cry. My heart clenched, and I blinked back the tears. I was back. Back in their arms, back with them like I had never left.

When I had been in the cell thinking...