Horris’ POV“I didn’t die, Kayla. I didn’t drown the way you and Kaelith believed,” I said quietly, my fingers tightening around hers. She stared straight into my eyes. Fear lived there, but so did relief, and something warmer that she tried so hard to hide.My gaze dropped to our interlocked hands. “That is the only reason I stand here now,” I continued, my voice low. “Alive. Flesh, blood… and water.”When I looked back at her, my chest tightened. She had always been beautiful, but now she was breathtaking. Her warm brown skin glowed even in the dim cave light. Her dark hair fell around her face in soft waves. And her eyes—wide, dark, shining—pulled me in the same way they always had.Six years had not lessened what I felt. If anything, it had sharpened it. I still loved her. I always had.My gaze slipped to her lips. A small, unintentional smile rested there, and it shattered my focus. Without thinking, I lifted my hand to cup her cheek, to reassure myself she was real. Before I cou
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