The Lytras Connection (Book 20) (Genevieve Lenard)

“Okay, now we need to ground ourselves. First, you need to open your eyes.”

I ignored the ongoing activity around us and leaned closer to her. “Listen to my voice. I don’t know if you’ve had a panic attack before, but I’m convinced that is what’s happening.” She tightened herself into an even smaller human ball. “First you need to slow your breathing.” I huffed. “Me too. Let’s breathe together. We’ll use the 4-7-8 method.

“Slow is smooth and smooth is fast.

“I realised that we are all here on borrowed time and that we shouldn’t waste a moment doing things that were not benefitting us. Sometimes, we have to do things that we don’t really enjoy.” She winked at me. “I hate washing dishes. Passionately hate it. But it benefits me. It gives me a clean kitchen and clean plates when I need it. Having a large

humans needed to feel safe, loved and valued.