Ren's POV
I could almost laugh.
This had to be a dream, right? A cruel, twisted dream. I'd wake up any minute now, back to my miserable life with Mauve, back to my worst fears that Lily didn't give two shits about me.
All of this had to be a dream.
Because there was no way Lily was standing in front of me right now, saying words that I had been wanting to hear from her for the longest time.
I was speechless, my heart speeding up as her words kept going over and over in my head.
Lily wanted me?
I saw her lips widen in a gentle smile as she closed the distance between us, her hands still cupping my cheeks, her chest flush against mine.
"Check my mind. You have my permission," She whispered, her lips brushing mine in the faintest hint of a kiss and I had to fist my hands at my sid
