THE REVEAL
I woke to sunlight and the weight of Dante’s arm around my waist.
For a moment ...just a slight moment I let myself exist in this space. Where the world was simple. Where it was just us. Where revenge and violence and conspiracy did not exist.
Then i came back to reality.
Today. Everything is happening today.
Dante stirred beside me. His hand tightening on my hip before his eyes opened.
“Hey,” he murmured. Voice rough with sleep.
“Hey.” I turned to face him. Found him already watching me with those gray eyes that saw too much. “How did you sleep?”
“Better than I have in years.” His smile was slight. Genuine. “You?”
“Same.” I traced the line of his jaw. Let myself have this moment before everything changed. “We have..” I checked the clock. “Twelve hours.”
“Twelve hours
