a breath of fresh air

He melted into the embrace, moving his head to rest against Kai’s throat if he allowed him and taking a deep forlorn huff of breath. “I don’t even know if there is.” He muttered. “The woman who bore my children threw herself down at the mercy of Shaye and Rhyme, convincing them I was unstable.” He explained quietly.

“Shaye thought it would be best to have them removed from Erövrare and brought to Abaven.”

He tucked his head lower with a sharp whine, his ears pinning back as he choked on a sob. “What if she convinces Shaye to never let me see them again?” He left the question open and hanging in the air like a flayed corpse, ominous and consuming any hope that might have been left in him.