Kindred Souls

Prologue AlmaI used to wonder if soul mates existed. Is it really possible for one person to be destined for another? I know now that it’s possible, and soul mates are real. I found mine, or perhaps we found each other. Our love was true, raw, and deep—our connection, magical. He was my everything, and I was his. Our souls connected, entwining together to form an inseparable bond. There aren’t words to adequately describe what this type of love feels like. It’s everything I imagined and so much more. His love permeated every cell of my being, filling me up until I was whole. A simple look from him would leave me breathless. A smile would make my knees weak. A touch would ignite a flame so powerful within that I was sure I’d crumble to ashes. Every day with Leo was a gift, and I knew it. He was my forever, yet our forever wasn’t long enough. I heard somewhere that the best of us get their angel wings early, and in Leo’s case, this was true. He was so good, and where it mattered the most, he was the best. His heart was pure, and his love was endless. He left me way too soon, but even now, with my heart shattered and my soul crushed, I wouldn’t change a minute of our life together. I wouldn’t take any of it back to save myself from this pain. Having Leo’s love for any amount of time makes all of this worth it. Each second that passes without him hurts, and maybe it always will. I hope it doesn’t because Leo left me a gift, a perfect little Love, and she needs me. She deserves all of me. She should have a mother who’s whole and present. And I’m trying. They say that time heals all, and I hope they’re right. Somedays, I don’t know how I’ll go on, but then she circles my finger with her tiny little hand, and I know I will. I have to. Perhaps, time will heal me, but I think Love will. One way or another love will save me. It has to.