His eyes narrowed as he crushed her into his chest, "I don't love anyone else. She isn't here, Marley. She's gone."
"You can love a ghost, Aiden."
He took a deep breath, his lips pursing as he broke their stare, deep in thought. She expected that he was going to release her when he lifted his hands from her waist, but instead he cupped her cheeks and bent to level their gazes. His blue eyes were penetrating and persuading. "I. Love. You. You do remind me of her, Marley, but not in that way. She was kind and sweet and purely good like you, but you are the most beautiful, intelligent, generous, big hearted person I know. I have tunnel vision with you, spitfire. Ghosts are not the exception." She lowered her hands from his neck, shifting herself away from his hold, and thinking about how, w
