[78 - Depths of Deception]
The two of them stayed like that, wrapped in each other's embrace with Seraphina being the comforting one while Elijah enjoyed being comforted and pampered by her love. For some reason, that he did not know and honestly did not even want to know, Elijah could feel a subtle change in the way Seraphina was holding him.
It felt as if some of the hesitation and the awkwardness that is usually there in the initials few months of the relationship, had been washed away. It felt as if she had accepted him fully, completely.
Smiling, Elijah pulled her tighter against his body, lifting her up her feet slightly while Seraphina had to cling onto his shoulders for support. Seraphina giggled slightly and threading her fingers through the hair on the back of his head, scratching his scalp lightly with her finger nails, "Feeling better?" she asked, whispering the words into his ear like a soft melody.