Ren reached out, her fingers curling around his hand where it rested at his side. She traced slow, deliberate circles over his knuckles with her thumb, her gaze lifting to meet his. Tears shimmered in her eyes, threatening to spill, but she fought to hold them back.
'Release them. They are scared, please.'
Her whispered plea made Shadow shift his attention toward her. Instinctively, she knew exactly where to look. He was watching her, not with the malice she had expected, but with something else, something strange. Was he inspecting her?
