He didn’t move. Neither did I. He just held me. Buried in my neck, his arms tight around me, like he was afraid if he let go, I’d vanish. “I’m here,” I whispered, running my fingers through his hair. “I’m really here.” “I know,” he murmured. “But let me hold you like this… just a little longer.”
ESSENCE I melted completely. “Okay then,” I whispered, gripping Lucian's lapels. “Let’s do it. Let’s show the world that you belong only to me and I to you.” He didn’t reply. He just kissed me...hard and hungry and perfect. And right there, in the middle of cake crumbs and soft lighting a
Lucian raised a brow. “He didn’t say a damn word. Just sat there, fists clenched like he wanted to punch air, but his mouth? Zipped. Not even a single syllable. What an asshole!” Lucian’s lips twitched. I leaned in, grinning. “The silence was delicious. I don’t think he felt a drop of regret,
ESSENCE I nodded, slow and sure, as my gaze locked with his. "Yes, Lucian. I remember… everything." His breath hitched...barely...but I noticed. He didn’t say a word, just looked at me like I’d reached out and dragged him back from the dead. “I was in the garden,” I began, trying not to fal
“Baby?” I called out gently, stepping into the dim room. “Are you here?” Suddenly, the lights blinked on, flooding the space with brightness that made me squint. I closed my eyes instinctively, momentarily blinded. When I opened them again and adjusted to the light… I froze. The room had been tr
LUCIAN I chuckled, swirling the wine in my glass before taking another sip. “It was… surreal,” I finally said. “Like watching the impossible unfold right in front of me. One moment, I was burying her memory, and the next, she was standing in front of me, breathing, alive. Looking at me like no tim