Just as I was about to let the shadows have him, another memory surfaced. I woke up in his arms, the heat of him surrounding me and the feeling of complete and utter safety enveloping me. I gasped as I drew myself back from the shadows, throwing a cage up around the part of my heart where they resided and locking them away. I stumbled forward and Darius’s arms closed around me as he drew me against his chest. The scent of him enveloped me, cedar and smoke mixing with something entirely him.
Yayyyyyy
