Bound by Blood

As I walk to the door, I hear Kaelen ask if she’s his daughter. My heart stutters in my chest. I can’t lose her.

“Shh, shh.” I hear him cooing to her, trying to calm her. I see him holding her, gently rocking his body to soothe her as the elevator pings behind him.

He pulls back and looks at her. “You’re a dragon,” he says and looks up at me.

Her lips quiver as she nods. “Do you not want me becaus