CHAPTER 26
Callen didn’t count the minutes in which she had laid on him. He only stayed in the moment of feeling of her fingers as they caressed his hair, the soft whisper of her breath against his neck, and the wetness of her tears. His hands went under her shirt, stroking the base of her spine while she curled into him. “I haven’t had your word, Raquel.” He whispered in her ear, pressing a kiss into her temple. “Promise me, you’ll nae haunt me, come back to me, come back to me girls. I need you to promise that all we’ll have is this time together, and nothing more.” Raquel pulled away, and looked at him. She was so illuminated in the dark she seemed ethereal. Ghost like. A wraith. He inwardly chuckled at the comparison. “I’ll try, Callen.” She said sadly, her voice hitched just slightly. “I’ll tr
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