He Is Mine
She’d always been my one and only, the one constant in a life that had been full of shadows.
“Mom,” I said finally, my voice rough.
She looked up, smiling. “Dante. You look tired.”
“What am I?” The words burst out of me, sharper than I intended.
She froze, the knife clattering onto the counter.
“Dante…”
“Don’t,” I snapped, my chest tight. “Don’t tell me I’m just like everyone else, because I’m not. You know it. They all know it. I can feel it in my bones. I need the truth.”
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