Eve’s POV
We lay on the bed beside each other, tangled under the bedsheets, with my head resting my head on Stefan’s chest. My fingers absentmindedly traced the lines of his muscles as his hand found its way into my hair, gently twirling a strand.
We lay there quietly for long minutes, the silence altered only by the gentle sound of our breaths. And in this moment, I realized that I had wanted this all along. For the past eight years, I had missed him badly. Terribly. And now, we were naked and in each other’s arms. Like a far fetched dream. Only that it was real this time. Despite everything, despite all the mistakes and the barriers that separated us from each other, lying here with him felt easy. Like we belonged beside each other.
“I know I have said this to you many times before, b
