“Just let go of it,” he said softly. “Let me support the weight of them. I’ve got you.” As if he could hear the inner fight I was having with my subconscious. And slowly, slowly, with the help of his hands braced beneath my wings, the muscles relaxed. “There you go,” he said. “Not so hard.” I didn’t speak, mostly because I didn’t have words for how good it felt to have someone else bear some of that burden. I hadn’t realized how heavy it was until the weight was lessened. Suddenly, I was exhausted. Raihn’s touch traveled farther up—where the limb gave way to the delicate, softer skin of the
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