Roxy curled her fingers around the ruby pendant as she felt that heat, a shiver rolling through her flesh as finally, she felt me there, surrounding her, holding her, refusing to let go. She inhaled deeply, leaning back into me and stealing whatever strength she needed. I knew she felt it and the relief that spilled through me had a laugh breaking from my lips as the door banged open, and Roxy’s eyes snapped open with it.
