Keeping her hand on the mark gave Lily a sense of comfort that she hadn’t felt in a long time. It almost felt like she had regained that piece of her body. Logically she knew that wasn’t true. So much of her life had been focused on getting them back, and she supposed she had, but it was in the most unconventional way possible. Could she trust Luke to keep them safe? Lily stroked the outline with her fingers. Luke still had her pressed up against his chest, the beating of his heart was keeping her emotions in check.
“You’ll keep them safe, won’t you?” She asked. Luke tightened his grip on her.
“As safe as I can. Doesn’t seem like I have much of a choice.” he muttered. He was stroking her shoulder. He knew full well he would do whatever he could to keep his demon happy. He just didn’t want her to know that.
“You always have a choice. It’s I that doesn’t have one,” Lily said wistfully.
“What do you mean?”