Alex
He held her in his arms for what turned out to be hours—moments was more how it felt. They swayed to a melody shared between them in a silent house. But it wasn’t silent. She laid her head against his shoulder. He listened to her shallow breaths while she slowly fell asleep against him.
For the first time ever, he laid her in her bed and knew she wouldn’t push him away if he stayed with her.
But he didn’t.
She needed to be awake for that. He needed to hear it from her first.
So, he waited for the sunrise.
If the goddess was watching, he would be ready to plead his case to her. Demand an answer from her. Bargain with her for Nora’s freedom from this hold on her affections. There had to be a reason behind it all apart from what his father stressed to them.
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