“What you did today at the shrine,” he murmured. “It took my breath away. You have a light inside you.” He nuzzled the side of her neck. “And in the moments when you let yourself shine…” He paused to lick a sensitive patch of skin, sending her blood rushing to the juncture of her thighs. “You’re so radiant I can hardly bear it. You didn’t perform a miracle. You are the miracle.”

