Keira Leaf snuggled into his embrace, savoring this rare moment of warmth and tranquility.
Joshua Sulliven looked at her back with a complicated gaze. Even though he held her in his arms at this moment, there was a throbbing pain in his chest, as if he had already lost her.
Joshua Sulliven lowered his eyes, pulling her closer to himself, his chin lightly resting on her shoulder.
The two remained silent until over half an hour later when Alexandra woke up and began crying, prompting the drowsy Keira Leaf to climb out of the bed.
Joshua Sulliven sat up from the bed too, watching the woman in front of him wrap herself in a thin blanket, turn around, and enter the bathroom to dress neatly before coming back out. Then, as if nothing had happened, she picked up Alexandra, gently humming a lullaby to soothe the child.
In no time, Alexandra stopped crying, but her teary eyes still gazed pitifully at Keira Leaf.
