Melissa

dad. I wanna

n her silver shining eyes. At first, everyone had avoided looking at her because of her eye colour. After birth, she hadn't opened her eyes for a g

king when she wanted and telling everyone what she believed was right and wasn't. At her age, she had gotten her definitions of a couple of things and she didn't keep them to herself. It was another reason she was kn

p causing her to giggle and hide her face in his chest.

little arms over her ches

t first, she had gotten envious of the relationship between them because Melissa barely ran to her as she did as a baby. She was more attache

ack from a stressful journey, wh

me when he got back and now he's back." She point

holding onto him like a little koala. However, Lucian didn't mind, instead, he held onto Melissa and

. Pro

before starting his story. "Long ago, when I was s

ing she couldn't get over it. After he rounded up, she hugged him, inhaling the sweet scent of cinnamon that seemed to follow him

uldn't calm down with her questions. She had to agree that Lucian had a better chance of keeping with Melissa than she ever did. He heard and understood every word she said. He

oticed he wasn't too happy anymore. Almost as if he had

asked, voicing her concern

with how split the clan is right now, Mila. Things are getting cha

just glad we're past the times we used to face the wars with the dragons. Things would have been worse back then, but h

nd he worried not for the both of them, but for Melissa. The only thing he had always hoped for was for her to have a normal childhood. So far, that wasn't going we

s. He said it was because he wanted them to live better, in a world where they didn't fear every decision they made and were free. There had been a lot of ruckus at the meeting, the other

eak smile. "You're right. If we could live throug

s fear so obviously, she had to be there for him. The times in the past were enough to leave any member of Danelan

ite." Mila said, rubbing his back

heading back to their living room. He ate so fast almost like he hadn't even realized he was hungry. The thoughts on his mind o

rder than the clan needed. They had sent him a note, scrambling the words in a way they knew only he would understand. They had invited him to thei

ey had chosen to avoid a physical or rather a direct meeting with him to discuss what they wanted simply showe

ssa to go through the horrors of war. He loved her curious mind, her need for answers, and her bravery. War was going to snatch all of that and leav

mbled how much he loved her as he hugged her body to himself, feeling her heartbeat speed up against his chest. After

he was going to keep them safe. He glanced towards Mila, reaching out to her and holding her body to his. E