A smile flickered on her lips. “For what it’s worth, I’m really glad you’re here. I didn’t think . . .” She swallowed hard. “I didn’t think I’d ever see you again.” The pain of that truth filled her eyes, and the force of it nearly broke my heart. “There isn’t a hell in the void that could keep me from you, Milla. I’d suffer for a lifetime to have another moment on your lips.”

