Undying

by V. K. Forrest

  Fia nodded, not trusting herself to speak, closer to tears than she wanted to be.

  He rolled onto his side so that they were facing each other. “But you’re here.”

  “I’m here.” She looked into his eyes, for once willing to be vulnerable. “And I want you to love me, Arlan,” she whispered, her chest so tight she could barely breathe.

  He kissed her lips, his attention slow and deliberate.

  “Love me,” she repeated.

  “Ah, darlin’,” he breathed huskily, smoothing her hair off her face so that he could gaze into her eyes. “Don’t you see that’s what I’ve been trying to do all along?”

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