He gave a slight nod of his blond head. “Mm-hmm.”
I sighed in relief, and because I couldn’t help myself, tears started brewing in my eyes.
He must have noticed because he cupped my face gently and wiped my tears with his thumbs.
He said, “It looks like you’ve been through a lot, haven’t you, love?”
Love? Did he just call me love? Come to think of it, Felix had called me darling. I was right, then. The people in this realm used endearing words in the strangest way.
I licked my lower lip. Instantly, I felt his gaze lingering hot on my flesh there. Feeling suddenly nervous, I tried to draw his attention away from my lips by asking, “What about Aria and Brenna? Have they been rescued yet? Are they saved?”
He finally shifted his gaze to look me in the eyes and said, “We’re working on tha
