Chapter 124 Something To Break

• Inside the new safehouse, it felt like the eye of a storm. Calm, but only for now.
• Knox held Ellerei in bed, arms wrapped tight around her, his breath stirring the loose strands of her hair. Her back was to his chest, her legs tangled with his under the covers. They hadn't said much—not since they got here. Not since they’d laid down in the dark, heartbeats trying to slow. The silence was warm. Healing. A breath they hadn’t had in weeks.
• Her body shifted against his, just enough for him to feel the grind of her hips into his.