My body tensed for a moment and when I felt his warm hands brushing the hair out of my face and tucking it behind my ear, relief flooded into me. "Elliot?" I gasped, nearly flinging myself into his arms.

He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me into his chest.

"Where did she go?!" I heard the gamma yelling at the others.

"I swear, I thought she went in here," the other said.

The shuffling of feet disappeared while they searched the perimeter.

My entire body trembled out of fear.

"Just stay calm; it's going to be okay," Elliot whispered in my ear. "They don't know it was you, so you'll be safe once you transform back."

I nodded against his chest, hating that my tears were soaking into his nice suit. I will have to apologize for this later.

winced as more pain slammed into my

face and massaged the side of my head, relieving some of the pain and tension. I could already feel my body relaxing into his as I clung to

my voice I asked, "I help

him smiling as he pressed his lips against

time,"

up at

massage my head. I was momentarily startled to see the red light surrounding him like a bright aura. It wasn't a painful flash in my vision like it had been, but it was settled and perfectly

to her the first time I transformed when I turned 18. She couldn't tell me much more other than that, but she told me if kept practicing, I could eventually control this power. I

was almost as if Elliot was the calm in the middle of

insomnia my entire life. The best sleep I've had was when you were by my side. I can't really explain it, but something about your scent and your body...

of light was gone. I knew I still looked strange because of the transformation, but there was this tugging inside of me that drew me towards him regardless of what this might look

not right

don't think she's here, Boss," I

the banquet. We'll have to explain

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