‘You are the strongest person I know,’ she told him as she withdrew breathlessly. ‘For the longest time I have lived upon the frayed edges of memory, of life. But with you by my side, I feel… reborn. Like you’ve answered the restlessness within me with power of your own. Power that fits together like pieces of a puzzle.’ She traced the line of his jaw, hoping he saw everything she felt for him shining in her stare. ‘Tell me what you need and it’s yours.’

