Chapter 19 Dark

• Friedrich’s POV
• I hold her. She’s close—so close that I can’t let her go now. I can feel her heartbeat drumming against mine, and her easy breathes softly warming the skin on my face. At that moment I'm rooted in one spot, barely unable to think straight. The way she’s looking up at me is everything. Kieran stirs and mumbles something, but like I said…barely unable to focus.
• My hand drifts up to her cheek, and she doesn’t flinch, doesn’t pull back. She just gazes at me, like she’s daring me to keep advancing.