Dawning and Resurgence (The Collective, #2)

by K.C. Mills

“People often get stuck on the emotion of love but fear as an emotion is just as relevant. Just as intense. Just as meaningful. It’s debatable whether or not my parents loved each other and I’ve expressed that I didn’t love my wife—nor did she love me—so my views on love are more structural. I love my family, Elias, Cress, and their children. Although it’s not the same, I know the fear I carry in relation to my family is the same as the love I have for them. Fear of ensuring I’m enough so their love for me never changes. Fear of losing them. Fear of them being wronged or hurt. That same fear exists in relation to you. It weighs heavily on my conscience. Fear is just as necessary as loving someone. You fear because you care, because you love even if you don’t realize the emotions are there. When you fear life without those important to you, you fight to ensure you never have to experience what that looks or feels like. To that degree, fear and love are very similar, if not the same in relation to meaningful connections.”