Tyrese
“Lia,” I pulled back from her, grasping either side of her face between my palms. Desperately my thumbs tried to brush away the tears that spilled down her cheeks. I felt like a total fool, she seemed like she was still angry with me when I approached her but then her emotions shifted so quickly. Her sad green eyes finally flickered up to mine and my heart fluttered in my chest. She was feeling protective of me. She was here to train because she wanted to protect me.
“You don’t need to worry about me, I’m going to be okay. I can take care of myself, I don’t want you to stress about training,” I tried to reassure her. Her palms came up to her own eyes, pressing into them as she forced the tears away. She shook her head, strands of her hair coming loose from her ponytail to hang in
