Ka'Cit's Haven - Page 188

“From those restraints? Yes. From out of the rest of this mess…I’m not so sure.”

Nia nodded and still gripped him and he pulled her close.

“Nee-ya,” he breathed. “What the phek are you doing here?”

“I came for you…”

He held her away from him as he studied her, his gaze searching hers.

“How did you… Why?”

Nia sniffed again. Why did she feel so freakin’ emotional? “Isn’t it obvious?”

He gulped so hard she heard it.

“You’re wearing my mask…”

“Yes.”

“It suits you.”

“Good. Because I’m planning on keeping it.”

“But…it was at my home…you…don’t tell me you went there.”

Each word he spoke sounded as if he was still in a dream. As if he couldn’t believe he was really speaking to her.

“I saw the dead guards. I knew you were in trouble.”

He held her away from him enough that his pointed gaze bore into hers.

In that moment, it didn’t feel like they’d spent weeks apart.

His touch still sent tingles through her skin, being so close to him made her heart beat in a different way, and she could feel something pushing her toward him.

“Don’t ever do that again,” he growled.

“Don’t go to your house?”

His gaze was incredulous. “Don’t come after me! What if…what if…”

His gaze became pained as he pulled her against him once more.

A groan filled the room and brought them back to reality.

Herza was still writhing on the floor.

“We have to go.” Nia clutched Ka’Cit’s hand and began heading toward the door.

“Wait,” he said, pulling her back toward him. “I can’t. I can’t go with you.”

Nia blinked at him.

Did she just hear correctly?

“What do you mean you can’t go?”

Ka’Cit let out a breath, his gaze moving to the door. “If I leave, they’ll go after someone I care about a lot. I need her to be safe. I need to know that she’ll be safe.”