I’d asked more than a little flirtatiously. Now that I was truly safe and truly caught, freedom rang right through me. I didn’t have to worry about Damian’s ruthlessness and my reaction to it. I didn’t have to think about running away anymore. I could just surrender to being here with him. It felt fantastic. Looking up into his jaw-dropping handsome face, I felt my entire body melt for him. I could be here with Damian without guilt. Without fear. I now understood that Damian wanted me with him. He loved me like I loved him. Euphoria. It began as a tingle in my fingers and toes. Then it traveled up my limbs and throughout my veins. Everything felt lighter, like I could float away if it wasn’t for him holding me so securely. I looked at Damian with new eyes. Since I didn’t have to be afraid anymore it meant I could focus on the parts of us which had always been.
