began to relax. Look at me. His voice rang in my ears. Keep your head up. Visions of Luca appeared behind my lids. You look prettier. Snippets of the few words he’d said to me haunted me. Bringer of light. His haughtiness aroused me. “Ummm.” I squeezed my lids tighter, hoping he’d go away, but he wouldn’t. Ever. I wanted my name to fall from no other man’s lips after it had come from his. It belonged there.
