“I began to feel again the moment my eyes settled on you. I hardly remembered what it was like to be alive before…” he trailed off as his eyes flickered above my head for the briefest of moments, seemingly lost in the memories he’d acquired through the years he’d walked this earth alone. “But when I’m with you, I feel the echo of a heartbeat within me, fluttering like you’ve kick-started it. You’ve ensnared me, Alina.”
