Chapter 39 A Bit Of Much

• I lifted his chin upwards, dropping a weak kiss on it. “Since when did you figure out you loved me this much to inflict pain on me?”
• Shane smirked, wrapping his hands around my shoulders and nestling in. “When you were sixteen. The first day I set my eyes on you, I had this unexplained rush of emotion in my head. You were so fragile, so cute and full of hope, and I? I was a broken man, a lost man in the woods searching for his purpose. And then on your birthday, you kissed me. I just knew that you fixed something more in me than therapy would. I don't believe in the moon goddess, but I think she gave us a second chance to love one another.”
• His words wrapped around me like a warm blanket, grounding me in the moment. I gazed into his eyes, seeing the sincerity and depth of his feelings. “You really mean that?” I whispered, searching for any hint of doubt.