Swiftcurrent Creek I can take the fall: the pain, the pleasure

There was some relief in his words, leaning into his touch and quietly sweeping her own guilt under the rug to help him deal with his own. She could do that much for him, considering she had wrecked his family.

His broken expression nearly broke her heart, and an unsteady feeling settled in her stomach. Tears sprang to her eyes, “You will.” The conviction in her words startling herself. There was a strength in her voice, driven from desperation. Desperation to believe, believe that they would be alright. All of them.

“We will find them, or they will find us. Either way, I will see them again. And you will too.” As the words finished Lie was already on her feet, and leaning into his bulky frame. “Please Kavik, don’t lose hope.” Lie mumbled into his chest, praying more than conversing.