Mikayla POV
The night wrapped around us like a velvet blanket. I rested my head against Rafe’s chest, listening to the steady thrum of his heart, and felt a calm settle through me that I hadn’t known I needed. The waterfall whispered in the distance, its steady trickle blending with the gentle rush of the creek, filling the clearing with a soft, hypnotic rhythm. His fingers traced slow patterns along my back, each touch sending warmth and shivers racing through me.
The stars stretched across the sky, pinpricks of light in the dark, and I tilted my head to watch them, feeling the heat from his body against mine. Goosebumps pricked along my skin where the night air brushed across me, and I felt completely, utterly safe here, with him. Every brush of his hand, every glance his honey-brown e
