“I waited for you for so long… but I will wait longer if that means you are mine willingly. All I wanted my whole life was to be loved, and real love is worth waiting for.”
The part of me that loved nature and felt intimately connected to the forest shouted at me to stop, but this developing menace shushed the pure parts of me, banishing them
Circular strokes worked strain from my arms, his hands gentle yet firm as he loosened my clenched hands. My feet were next, and the pressure he worked into each sole was euphoric.
And that was yet another difference between Ruslan and Kazimir. Ruslan never made me feel like a victim or someone in need of saving. Instead, he showed me how to be my own hero.
“I am glad we won them over. I thought you were going to lose your shit in front of everyone in there.” “I almost did. I need to get a handle on this, Endre,”
“I am so sorry no one was there for you Ruslan. I am here now, and I am not going anywhere. I love you.” And with that last confession, he broke down in my arms.