Vera's POV
I stiffen as I feel his breath behind my neck, his scent overwhelming my senses.
"They are beautiful, Vera.'
"You are the most beautiful woman I have seen."
My eyes flutter shut as his lips touch the scar trailing my shoulder. His delicate trace thawed me entirely from outside and within.
"Please, Logan... don't lie...I.."
"Shh"
Hushing me, he turns me around, and I don't do anything to hide my naked self. What was left of me anyway? I was going to die.
Placing his finger under my chin, he makes me look up at him.
"You are the strongest woman I have ever met, Vera....trust me."
With this, he pulls closer and adjusts my torn shirt's collar, covering me up, no sign of lust evident in his beautiful eyes.
And something switched in me.
Throwing my arms around him, I hug
