Sable Peak (The Edens, #6)

by Devney Perry

He was the light. My light. The shining star that chased away the dark.

Clear and a million.

“You kissed me last week.” I gulped. “Sorry?” “You should be sorry.” His hands threaded into the hair at my temples. “You kissed me before I could kiss you back.”

You’re her Ve-wa. Every time she says it, she might as well be calling you Mommy.”

“And you’re mine. We are your family.”

“I love you, Vera. I fucking love you. I won’t leave you. And I won’t let you go.”

If all I accomplished for the rest of my life was to kiss Vera every morning and every night, I’d consider it a life well lived.

Never would I love a woman more. “How’s the weather, Peach?” “Better than I expected,” she whispered. “It started overcast and gray.” “And now?” She smiled. “Clear and a million.”

“It’s open.” “What’s open?” She cried harder. “The box. It’s open and it hurts.” Oh, God. This was killing her. For too long, she’d kept it all locked up. “Let it out.” “I c-can’t.” “Yes, you can.” I buried my nose in her hair. “Give it to me.”