“Tisaanah, please,” he said at last. “Promise me.” I extracted my fingers from his, then placed my hands on either side of his face. I drank in his features. Then I pulled his face toward me and pressed my lips against his forehead. Inhaled his scent of ash and lilacs slowly, savoring it. And in my exhale, I whispered against his skin, “I promise you that I will be all right.” I turned away before he could say anything else, and I didn’t look back as I scaled the steps to the tower entrance. It was only as I opened those heavy doors that I cast one final glance over my shoulder to see Max
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