“Gloam,” I croaked, stumbling toward him, already reaching out. He jumped out of his skin, an action that looked strange on his strong, steady frame. His caged head whipped toward me, and then he stilled in utter shock. I literally launched myself at him, wrapping all my limbs around his sturdy body and clinging on with every bit of strength I possessed. “Gloam,” I said again, unable to say anything else, my voice wobbly as I struggled to hold back tears. We’d been apart for less than a day, but it felt so much longer. I’d been convinced that I would never see him again, and now I was in his
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