Walking with Caleb feels so nice, so natural, and right. Each moment I spend with him, I'm more convinced that we're mates. But I'm not sure he feels the same way as me.
The forest calms me regardless. The trees soak up my anguish. Animals remind me of the life that still blooms around me. The flowers bring color and peace to my mind.
“How did you learn to heal people?” I ask him, curious to know everything about him. “I was nearly dead. It must have taken some skill to bring me back.
“So, how did you get so good at it? Why aren't I dead right now?”
“I learned from my grandmother,” he tells me. “She passed away when I was still in my late teens, but she taught me a lot before then. She taught me the basics and instructed me on how to grow from there. And even when she passed away, I r
