The Scattered Bones

by Nicole Scarano

“I don’t want to take anything from you.” Conviction fortified his voice. “I want to give everything to you.

“I love you, Sellah,” he whispered into my hair. “You own me. All of me. Forever.”

“I will love you until my death,” Kaid promised. “And then I’ll love you from the grave until I’m dust. When your consciousness returns after she abandons your vessel decades from now, I’ll be here waiting for you.”

“I’ll want you even in death, Sellah. There’s no afterlife, but that doesn’t matter. I’ll love you until I’m dead in the dirt, then I’ll love you until my body is nothing but bones. And when my bones fade to dust coating the earth, I’ll still want you.”