#Chapter 59: Tangled Together

Elara Alaric’s hand was warm around mine, his thumb brushing once against my knuckles before he started toward the stairs. He didn’t answer right away, but the hesitation I saw briefly flicker in his eyes was gone just as quickly as it came. Whatever had been holding him back just moments ago seemed to vanish as he gently tugged me along behind him. We made our way quietly up the stairs, the soft creak of the floor beneath us the only sound as the house settled into its night time silence. My heart thudded so loud that I was certain he could hear it. Hell, he probably felt it hammering incessantly through the bond. When we reached the top of the stairs, Alaric slowed near Ella’s room. The door was cracked open just enough for me to catch a glimpse inside—the faint outline of two little bodies curled together, the blankets twisted around them. Zoe had one arm flung over Ella’s stomach, her mouth half-open, soft snores drifting out. Alaric stopped just long