Chapter 94 Burdens Shared
- Gideon pressed his lips to Bobby's forehead, the gesture carrying more weight than simple affection. Her skin felt too warm beneath his touch, exhaustion written in every line of her sleeping face. The journey had cost her more than she'd ever admit willingly, draining reserves already stretched dangerously thin by their growing child.
- "Rest," he murmured, though she couldn't hear him. "Let me handle the rest."
- Keller stirred restlessly at the back of his consciousness, protective instinct snarling at the evidence of his mate's suffering. "She pushes too hard. Refuses to acknowledge her limits."