I scoffed. “You’re not terrified of anything, Shadow Beast.” He stopped me suddenly, wrapping his arms around me as he held on with a desperation he rarely showed in public. “I almost lost you. The way that felt, the choices I made… The world would not survive it again. I would not survive it.” I held on with everything I had, holding his broken pieces together. “This helps,” he whispered into my hair. “It really helps.” “Then I will hold you forever,” I declared.
