Liora
"Rowan…?" His name slipped from my lips in a fragile whisper as I felt his arms firmly wrapped around my waist.
I slowly lifted my head, and upon meeting those familiar eyes, relief crashed over me so hard it nearly stole my breath. It was really him. I wasn't mistaken.
He came.
The adrenaline that had been forcing my body to stand suddenly drained away just as quickly as it had surged. My legs weakened, turning into jelly beneath me. If Rowan hadn't been holding me upright, I would have collapsed onto the ground right then and there.
"I'm sorry, I'm late…" he whispered in my ears, his tone was heavy with guilt and self-blame.
I shook my head slightly. It doesn't matter.
What matters to me is that he came.
I was about to close my eyes to get myself a rest si
