reading is the soul's salvation
He pulled her into a tight embrace. There was the sting of tears on her cheeks, but they weren't hers. He kissed the top of her head and murmured something. She didn't hear what he'd said, but that didn't matter. He was alive. Riley wanted to stay in his arms, but...
That was a kiss for the record books.
What was the point of a sacrifice if it wasn't meant for the ones you loved?
I thought he worked for Heaven.' I thought I was in love.
Do what ya have to do to pay off yer debt with Heaven,โ he said, his concern for proper speech abandoned. โBut ya do not die on me, ya understand? I canโt live without ya. Yer all I got, woman.โ Her breath caught in her lungs. โI donโt want to be here if youโre not.