Jem Pov
I woke before dawn, it was natural for me, like breathing. I closed my eyes, feeling everything, wondering, if for a moment, I was living in a dream. She was against me. I was laying on my back, naked, and she was naked as well as she laid on my chest. Her hand was resting on my heart, her heart; My heart was hers, and now that I knew what Love was, I knew it was always hers. That’s why I couldn’t kill her. Over the years, I fell in love with her the moment I saw her. It all made sense now. When I threw back those covers, staring down at her beautiful face, the feeling in my chest. The way I placed the knife against her throat, my hands shaking, only for her. Countless men have died at my blades, without pause or care, but her...I couldn’t harm her if I wanted to. And I did wa
