26. Naomi

He looks so sad, a wounded lion. Powerfully strong but reduced somehow.

/You should have told him your bond can survive anything. That you love him!/ Impes reprimands.

Well I’ve got to tell him Fate has plans for Rami to be an orphan first. But I have no idea who or what will cause it.

Only that everyone around me seems to think instead of trusting Finn, I should be heading for the hills.

What do they all see that I can't?

Those grey eyes have a direct connection to my soul, his pain radiating outwards. Squeezing my arms a little tighter around his shoulders, my confession escapes.

“You don’t want to know how many nights I’ve sat in this kitchen and hoped you’d appear.”

His eyes light up, just a little, showering my skin with goose pimples.

“You don’t know how many nights I sat on the quad and weighed it up. Wren think I’ve lost my mind.”

I smile and stroke his strong jawline. His huge neck and shoulder muscles are at odds with the gentle, loving nature of his fe