“Do not tell anyone you have it. And do not show it to anyone. It is for you, and only you.” He stared at her with an intensity she didn’t understand. She could only nod; his gaze was too strong. She looked down at the claw. “What will it be like?” she whispered. “Warm,” he said. “It is the exact temperature of my human form.” Tem nodded. “It will feel good,” he continued. “I will make sure of it.” “How?” “Like I said, it will connect us. I can make it…pulse.” “Pulse?” He smiled, and she melted. “When it pulses, you will know I am thinking of you.”
