Chapter Twenty Three

LANDON

I hugged Daisy so hard, not wishing to let her go even for a minute. She meant a lot to me, more than I could put into words. How could someone so pure go through so much pain?

"Landon, I can’t breathe," she whined.

A smile touched my lips as I slowly released her. "You don’t want me to hug you, silly girl," I teased just as hard.

I let my fingers slowly slide through her hair. She was the most amazing, and the sweetest soul ever. Nothing must go wrong with her. Her eyes were slowly dim, and I could tell that she was struggling to get herself and that broke me.

"Come closer," she said softly.

I leaned closer to her and felt her hands weakly hold me tight. It felts so good to be able to have such a hold on me, and I just wanted to be with her even more than I ever had in my whole lifetime.

"Can you stop this awful display now?" Mother’s voice pierced through the moment.

I gritted my teeth as I slowly pulled away, kissing Daisy on her forehead. I looked down on her face, and her