“I know you’re scared of it. Hell, I know this is terrifying for us both. Neither of us expected it. But I love you, Salem. I love you with all of me. With the good parts and the bad parts. With the ones that are whole and the ones that are broken. All of them—they belong to you.” Emotion filled every cell in my body. Spirit and soul. “Say it’s forever.” The plea left me on a whimper. “It’s forever, baby. Today, tomorrow, and always.”
