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I need her more than I need air. And I’ll destroy anyone who hurts her or tries to keep me away.
And just because you’re strong, that doesn’t mean you have to be completely alright. Not right now, and not ever. It’s okay to not be okay.”
“If there’s one thing you can count on in this whole goddamned world, it’s that me and my brothers will always come for you,” his voice dropping low as if he’s making a vow. “No matter what it takes. No matter what the risks. Nothing can keep us from coming to your side. I love you, Solnyshka, with my whole fucking heart. And I can’t live without my heart. Just like I can’t live without you.”
“I love you,” I repeat, the words pouring out of me. “Right now, in this moment. Not later. Not after you’ve had more time to recover. I love who you are, always. Every part of you, in every way. And you will never be broken in my eyes.”
“You never treated me like I was broken for not being able to handle being touched,” I continue, my voice hoarse with feeling. “You never stopped caring, even when I tried to push you away. So I’ll never treat you like you’re broken, butterfly. Because you aren’t. And no matter what happens, I’ll always love you. I couldn’t stop even if I tried.”
“I mean it, butterfly,” he murmurs. “You saved me. Did you know that? You changed me. And at first, I was so angry about it. Change was never a good thing, and I liked my well-worn routines and the way I had my life ordered. In my mind, everything that was different was your fault at first, and it made me so uncomfortable. But then you became so important to me. With every conversation, every time you let me in, every time you made me feel like I could matter to you… you showed me that things could be different. There was a part of myself that I never believed existed, and you showed me that
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That despite what happened to me, I’m not done fighting yet.
“You read this time. Pick any scene you like. But if you stop, I stop.”
“Ya by umer za tebja,” I murmur when our lips break apart. “What does that mean?” “I would die for you.”
