Celeste tugged at Dominic's wrist the moment the car engine went silent, her fingers curled with an urgency that left him no room to resist.
The park stretched ahead.
"Come on," she whispered fiercely, tugging him out before he could adjust his cufflinks. "Be human with me, Dominic. Just tonight."
She hadn't expected him to agree when she asked back at home that they should visit the park after a little rest from the wild episodes.
It was Sunday, and so many families would be at the pack. She wanted to be around carefree kids.
He looked too tired to fight when she asked him, while cuddled up in his arms on the floor of the living room. Maybe that was why he surprised her. He'd glanced at her with his sharp, unreadable eyes, and then nodded once.
And so here they were, spilling into a world he had never stepped into. He said he'd never been to a kids park before. Not even as a kid. Her heart crushed when he said that. Kids aren't allowed to miss out on their childhood.
