Something Wilder

by Christina Lauren

(If you follow our route, you will die, lol.)

“Promise me we’ll be happy here forever.” He nodded and brought his forehead down to rest against hers. “I promise.”

He’d loved Lily so deeply that it changed his biology. Standing here now, it seemed his love for her hadn’t gone away, it had just been vacuum-sealed and stored. Back in her presence, the physical memory of his infatuation was released in a deluge, gasping to life, and adrenaline flooded his bloodstream.

“Had to remind myself that once upon a time I was good at something other than sitting at a desk.”

Leo had broken her down one day at a time until she would tell him practically anything.

“I think the problem is that I’m not the kind of person to fall in and out of love.” And now her pulse was pounding. The implication landed heavily. But she asked anyway: “What do you mean?” “I mean, I fell in love once and stayed there.”

Just because thoughts are loud or constant doesn’t mean they’re right.”