Hexed (Never After, #6)

by Emily McIntire

She’s trying to joke, to make some of the heaviness drop away, and I get it. Sometimes when you open up old wounds, the weight of them makes you feel you’re sinking in quicksand. The humor is a way to drag yourself back out, to find a little hope when everything around you feels like it’s pushing you down.

“In a different life…” I pause, emotion suddenly clogging my throat. “I’d love you out loud.”