Chapter 244

　　Alyssa

　　Something shifts in his eyes.

　　Like I just handed him oxygen after years underwater.

　　He stays still for a beat.

　　But then his grip tightens, and his hips lift, slow and testing, waiting to see if I'll flinch.

　　I don't.

　　I take him back in, and this time, he doesn't hold back.

　　His ...