Aliya

A month later….

Shelby sat in her private space, the place that Ian had set up for her to draw freely with no interruptions. Even though that did not seem like hers in the few weeks that had passed, she found herself coming to this place more frequently these past few weeks. There had been no major changes in their relationship as a couple since Aliya had resurfaced. Rather, what Shelby could feel an indescribable abundance of emotions from Ian.

She felt like she was being suffocated in that free flow of emotions; it was like he wanted to pour all his love into her so that she could overflow and not have the need to doubt him. It was difficult to put into words, but that was exactly what she felt. Surprisingly, even though Ian kept this steady stream of flow, Shelby was not reassured.

They were as lovey-dovey as ever, making the rest of the family set aside their concerns… that was all of them but Shelby.