stay with me

Emersyn appreciated how gentle and slowly Indigo was taking everything with her. He wasn't pushing her out of her comfort zone, nor was he being pushy with his comforts and affections. Although her body still reacted volatile and defensive to being so swaddled in a larger male's body, her mind knew better than to think Indigo would ever want to hurt her. He was such a big, tender sweetheart, and if there was anyone who was going to soothe her through her trauma, it would be Indy. The dire wolf didn't release his hold on her, keeping her wrapped up in the tight and secure embrace he had surrounded her in. Nothing could get to her here. But she also couldn't get away from him either. Her body protested; her mind reveled. Indigo's rich, masculine scent filled her nose in their close proximity, the warmth of his body threatening to sear her alive, and the sheer strength in his heavily muscled form thrilled and terrified her.

Indigo offered her a comforting smile and told her she had nothing to apologize for, that he would never judge her. Gods dammit, why did he have to be so sweet and empathetic? It just made her feel all the worse for reacting to him like he had any ill intentions in his body. Indigo was literally the polar opposite from the pieces of shit that had raped her, and yet her body didn't know the difference. Her baser instincts only recognized a large brute surrounding her and her body panicked. He didn't deserve to be treated like that, not when he was being so loving and supportive. Gods, she wished she could just flip a switch and fix herself...

Curious eyes followed Indy's paw as it covered his heart while he mentioned being broken, or in his case, incomplete. Em didn't understand the specifics, but she understood the meaning. Someone had hurt Indigo, or had taken his heart from him. Someone who hadn't returned the feelings—or couldn't return them. She peered back up at him until their eyes met. Holding his gaze with a determined gleam in those dual-toned eyes, Em lifted a paw and gently slipped it underneath his so he was now holding her paw against his chest. She could feel his powerful heart beating just beneath her paw pads, eyes leaving his only for a moment to gaze at their overlapping paws on his chest.

"Why are you incomplete?" she asked after a few long, peaceful moments of quiet together. She searched his eyes for any clues or hints. He had learned so much about her today, now she felt like she should know more about her savior.

"Emersyn"