“I don’t deserve you,” Whisper says, voice breaking, “but I want you so much.” Julien swears and hooks a hand under his arm. Pulling, he needs only the slightest tug to spill Whisper into his lap. Whisper clings, unable to help himself, and Julien’s palms trap Whisper’s face to keep him from hiding. “You still don’t get it.” Julien stares into his eyes, intense and searching. “You don’t have to deserve me.”
