Dravina POV
The evening breeze slid over my skin like a cool, gentle balm, doing little to quiet the heat churning in my thoughts.
Above me, the night stretched endless and serene a full moon casting its silver glow across the world, stars scattered like a thousand whispered promises. It was the kind of night meant for shared laughter, for quiet breaths tangled in someone else’s arms.
But I was alone, and the weight of that solitude pressed deep into my chest.
A soft click from the door snapped me from my thoughts. The faint creak of its hinges made my heart skip, and then I caught it his scent. Woodsy, warm, utterly him.
My pulse leapt, unbidden, betraying the careful guard I’d tried to keep over my emotions. I set my brush down with fingers that trembled, turning from the balcony’s
