Sera didn't even notice that the room had gone silent…
Not the kind of silence born from peace.
No…
This was something else.
This was the sort of peace that came when the world melted away. The kind that pressed in, filling every inch of space and pushing everything else away.
She forgot that every eye lingered on them.
On him.
On her.
Sera didn't move.
Couldn't...
She wasn't sure how or when it happened.
Just that it did…
Their eyes met.
Without even thinking, his hand came up and cupped hers – trapping her in front of him.
And suddenly she couldn't move.
Couldn't breathe...
She wasn't sure what kind of spell he had on her, but a part of her didn't want it to stop. Her fingers were still resting against Kael's cheek. Warm despite the blood that streaked beneath her touch.
His skin was smooth. Unnervingly so for someone who had just walked in carrying a severed head like it was nothing more than a passing inconvenience...
And yet---
His eyes!
