Chapter 202

• Alexei rested his forehead against hers and sighed deeply. "Maybe I need to spend some extra time with Aaron, do more training or something," he admitted quietly. "I shouldn't have lost it like that. I shouldn't have put you in that position in the first place."
• "You're doing fine, love," she reassured him, a small smile tugging at her lips as she freed her hands from his hair to wipe at her cheeks, a task which he took over with his lips, kissing away the last of her emotional outburst.
• "Not good enough if I made you cry," he growled softly, his displeasure evident in his voice.