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He took her hand into his and buried his nose in her neck.
“I can’t believe she is back,” he said quietly.
“Me neither,” I nodded. “When I woke up, I thought I had dreamt about her being here. I can’t tell you how happy I was when I looked to my left and saw her here.”
“I can imagine,” Nick smiled.
I turned to look at the ceiling. There was a question on my mind that I was terrified to say out loud.
“Do you think he will come back for her?” I managed to ask.
Nick took a deep breath but stayed silent.
He will.
He will come back for her.
“He wants her,” Nick mumbled after a while. “He will want her back.”
I sighed and turned my head to look at my sister. “He will never touch her again.”
Nick nodded and kissed her cheek gently. She stirred in her sleep and turned her head toward me. I frowned at him.
“Don’t wake her up,” I said quietly.
He raised his hands in surrender and laid back down.
I looked at my sister and smiled softly. Goddess, how I missed her. I wanted to caress her cheek, but I just told Nick not to wake her up.
Nick stirred and sighed quietly.
“What’s wrong?” I asked him and raised my head so I could see him over Aria.
“I need to go to the bathroom,” he sighed.
I narrowed my eyes in confusion. “Well, go.”
“I am scared to leave her,” he said, looking up at the ceiling.
I sighed. I knew exactly how he felt. This fear that she would just disappear was overwhelming. It took everything I had to go shower and change clothes yesterday. I wanted to run back to her every second I was away.
“Just go, Nick,” I said quietly. “I will be with her. Nothing will happen.”
Nick turned to look at me and I could see fear in his eyes.
“Nick, it will be okay,” I said calmly.
He nodded stiffly and got up. He walked over to the bathroom and closed the door behind him. He kept turning around and checking on Aria. I could see how much he hesitated to leave her, even if it was just for a couple of minutes. I gave him a reassuring nod.
I turned back to look at Aria, and she began stirring. She could feel the absence of her mate. I caressed her cheek gently and she slowly opened her eyes.
“Hey, love,” I said quietly and smiled at her.
She smiled back and leaned into my touch. My heart melted. Goddess, how much I loved her.
She blinked a couple of times and looked at me. “Hey, Gabe.”
“How are you?” I asked her.
