A Shade of Darkness and Deception: Book 2 (Power and Promise Series)

by Jordan A. Day

“For months now, I have watched you struggle to put the broken slivers of yourself back together. I have watched you slowly allow others in—not all the way—but just enough to show that you were trying. And they may not have known what it meant, but I did,” he said, moving his hands to cup my cheeks. “So make jokes if you need to, or don’t say anything at all. But know that I see you—I’ve always seen you. I have never once, nor will I ever, take your words lightly or your actions for granted. You mean entirely too much to me,” Evander added, pressing his forehead to mine as his thumbs swept away the tears that had begun to fall.