Lila's POV
The forest clearing welcomed me like it always did—silver-lit and familiar. But tonight, I felt no fear. Just anticipation.
“Where are you?” I called, brushing a branch aside as I stepped deeper into the trees. “Tobi?”
“Lila,” his voice answered, rough and warm, from behind me.
I spun around and saw him—ten paces away, barefoot in worn jeans and a red plaid shirt. His black hair curled around his temples in lazy waves, and his eyes... those dark, endless eyes locked onto mine.
My breath hitched. Even in a dream, he took my breath away.
Tobi smiled and closed the distance in seconds, wrapping his arms around me and kissing me gently at first, then deeper as my lips parted. He cupped the back of my neck, his touch grounding and electric.
Heat bloomed between us as his chest
