Lev (Shot Callers, #1)

by Belle Aurora

“She was beautiful, but you know what made her stunning?” “What?” I turned to face him. “Her smile.” I grinned. “It was contagious. And when she laughed, her whole body shook in one joyous, choreographed movement. It was as if she danced with her laughter. She smiled all the time, even when it was hard to muster, and she laughed a lot too.” My throat thickened the more I spoke of her. I finished on a whisper, “She was pure sunshine.”

Being alive was easy. Living, on the other hand…well, that was a little harder.