Chapter 125. Making Me Hot

Colton sighs slides his arms under me fully, picks me up, surprising me with the sudden maneuver, and drags me to his lap where he wraps around me. He buries his head under my chin, against my chest, so I have no other option than to hold him, taking from me what he needs, even if he should have asked first. I relent and wrap him up in a hug, be the strength he’s lacking while doubt and heartbreak consume him. It’s awful, and yet the best thing, to allow myself to be this way for a while, even if it confuses my heart.

“The people, the war, the future—it’s all interwoven. Us, your mom, your dad, we can’t run away from this even if we wanted to. We’re part of it, even in our mistakes and heartbreak. The Fates know what they’re doing, and for whatever reason they did this to us, it’ll make sense in time.” I run my fingers through his thick, short hair, stroking it back and soothing him against me. Caring for him, giving him what I can as it stirs up all kinds of longings and warm