Golden Veil by BelovedStranger

Chapter 28

Word Count: 100

Prompt from Stella Mira's Soundtrack Challenge #7: Conceal Your Spirit

She called out to him, her voice soft and lyrical compared to the pounding of the rain.

“Sesshomaru?”

He refused to answer. Instead, he lowered his proud head slightly, part of him aching to rest his forehead—his sorrow—on the miko’s. If only for a moment, but he could not. He could allow no one to know his mind, to see even a glimpse of the weakness he carried inside his breast.

He felt her shift again, to look over her shoulder at him. He tightened his arm, silently refusing her. He couldn’t let her see him, not yet.