Chapter 26
Reclining against the edge of the pool, she couldn't stop the soft smile that pulled at her lips from observing her companions. Though their backs were to her, she could see the subtle shift of Sesshoumaru's hand as he delicately scratched the ears of the pup whose head lay comfortably in his lap.
"Sesshoumaru?"
"Hnn?"
"Earlier, had you left to fight another demon? Was that why you weren't there when I woke up?"
Inclining his head in a slight nod he replied, "Indeed. Aside from protecting what I consider mine; no conceivable force would incite me to part from them."
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