Chapter 133. Take Your Time: pt. 1

Caroline’s POV

I stood quietly in the doorway, watching Aurora and Riley sleeping soundly. The steady sound of their breaths filled the room with a soothing rhythm that almost made me forget everything else for a moment. Riley’s little hand clutched Aurora’s larger ones, and Aurora’s arm too was draped over Riley’s smaller form.

Aurora, as usual, looked serene, as if she didn’t have a care in the world. My lips curved into a soft smile, and I wished that she didn’t have nightmares anymore and woke up with the same peaceful expression. The last few days had been tough on her, and I knew that she was having nightmares because I could feel them through our bond…the fear, the pain, the confusion.

I wish I could take it away, to make it all better for her, but my hands were tied. The bond between us only allowed us so much, and this limitation was a disadvantage I’d have to accept.

“Caleb,” I whispered through the mind link, not wanting to break the stillne