Don't Forget Me Tomorrow (Time River, #2)

by A.L. Jackson

“You deserve everything. Had once thought I’d be the one to give it to you.”

“Dakota.” His hand tightened on my hip, fingers dipping in, like he was terrified of letting go. His nose burrowed into my hair at the back of my head, and his rumbled words glided through me like a dream. “Love you.”

“Look at you, Dakota. Do you have any idea what I see when I’m looking at you? A goddess in the morning. The light breaking inside me.”

I stared down into those molten eyes. Believed in what they said. And it gathered like a swirling storm. Swooping in. Pleasure. A rapture I knew I could only find in Ryder. It stirred the glittering gold that held fast to the air.

“I love you, Dakota. I’m gone for you. Since I was twenty-two fucking years old, I’ve been gone for you. Since you became the one thing in this world that could soothe the ache inside me. Since you became the reason to look beyond my circumstances. Since you reminded me of the good things this world might have to offer.”

I ran my knuckles down the soft curve of her cheek and down to her chin. “Nothing could ever feel as good as being loved by you, Dakota Cooper.” “That’s good, Ryder, because I promise you, I’m going to be doing it my whole life.”