"Dear brother, you shouldn't be getting up yet. You're not fully recovered."
Melissa's voice echoed from behind as she quickly stepped forward with a worried expression on her face, and that one action managed to break the tension in the room and brought Sicario back to reality. Sicario let out a breath as he wondered what he had been thinking just now. This man was sick and injured, and yet he managed to make Sicario feel like he was in danger? Just how dangerous would this man be if he were at his full strength?
Melissa moved towards the seated man, and she began to fuss over him worriedly, but the man just looked up at Melissa with calm eyes, and Sicario watched as Melissa's entire body seemed to relax the moment she gazed into those eyes. The man raised his hand up to Melissa's cheek, and Melissa leaned into his touch lovingly while holding his hand with both of hers.
