That calmed me down for the time being. As long as he was at my side, I felt like I could handle anything.
It wasn’t long before everything became shrouded in dusk. Only a few lampposts in the distance and the stars above lit up the world. Time seemed to slow down as we lay there in the grass together, and the soft, rhythmic motions of his chest heaving up and down… up and down were beginning to lull me into a trance.
“Maeve,” he said suddenly, squeezing me gently. “Are you still awake?”
“Mm…” I tried to answer out loud, but couldn’t find the strength. Maybe he understood what I was trying to say.
Xaden sighed. “If you are,” he started to murmur, but his voice grew more and more faint with every passing second, as did the touch of his body against mine, “I just wanted you… to know that
