Chapter 4
“There is nothing I could ever do to be worthy of your love. There is no amount of penance I can pay, sacrifice I can make, or forgiveness I can beg to deserve you. But I need you. Stay with me. I don’t deserve you, but please stay with me. I have nothing to offer you other than what is left after all the world has taken. Stay with me and I am yours. Heart, mind, body, and soul, I am yours.” ~Dalton Black
His throat burned with the effort it took to hold back the tears as he pressed his face closer to her skin. Over and over he breathed her in, holding on to the reality that she was here with him. No one was touching her or taking her from him. She was here with him—where she belonged. He hadn’t changed his mind about her needing someone better than him. He hadn’t suddenly deci
