“Please marry me, Raven. We’re tangled and twisted, but I need you to marry me. If you don’t want to, I’ll understand, but I’ll keep asking. I’ve been trying to stay out of it; I haven’t wanted to push you—” She put her fingers against my lips. “Yes.” “Yes?” I repeated with her fingers still against my lips. She nodded, laughing through her tears. “It’s always been yes. I just needed to know that it’s what you wanted.” “Raven.” I fell into her, wrapping my arms around her body and kissing her repeatedly. “I’ve wanted nothing else since I met you.”

