Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Four
"You are being annoying right now!" Asli snapped, her voice breaking despite herself. The heat behind her eyes finally won, tears blurring her vision.
"Shit! Asli, are you crying?" Ahmet rushed to her side and gathered her in his arms. "I'm sorry. I am freaking out right now and I know my tone is bad. I'm sorry."
She shoved at his chest, hard enough to make him stumble a step back. His touch felt wrong, too much, and too late.
"You are freaking out?" she shot back, her voice shaking. "Good to know." Good to know she wasn't alone and good to know they were both humans after all.
He hesitated, then asked quietly, "Have you… taken a test?"
