Chapter 136 'eating'

• In that exact split second, Miles’s first instinct was to pull Nora straight into his arms, burying his face deep against the side of her neck. The force of his embrace was tight, as if he were trying to weld her permanently into his soul.
• The world suddenly shrank down until it contained only this single, warm space. Under the golden glow, the two of them looked like a single, tightly entwined sculpture, inseparable and whole. Their intertwined shadows bled together across the floor, blurring the edges where one ended and the other began.
• Over the years, plenty of people had celebrated birthdays with Miles—family members and friends alike.