KAEL
We stepped back into the suite, the cool air of the living room wrapping around us like a gentle hush after the warmth of the night outside.
Aria moved ahead, her hand slipping from mine, and I watched her. Her shoulders trembled slightly, emotions flickering across her face like shadows in the dim light.
She paused near the window, gazing out at the distant lights of the city, her hand instinctively resting on her belly. My chest tightened at the sight.
She was carrying our child, our future, and yet here she was, raw and vulnerable, stirring something fierce and protective in me.
I couldn't stay back. Closing the distance, I wrapped my arms around her from behind, pulling her soft form against my chest.
