Revive Me, Part One: The Act (New Haven, #2)

by J.L. Seegars

To the survivors who hid their wounds and built something beautiful out of the destruction

“Every time I made a wish, I wished to be a princess.

“No.” He frowns. “You, princess. Your happiness. Your safety. Your well-being. I take it all very seriously.”

“Why do you want to take me to Disney?” His voice is silk and butter as he answers me. “I’ve heard it’s the happiest place on Earth, and I thought you could use a little happy right now.”

“It’s more than nice, Mallory. Your smile is the thing I want most in the world. I spend every waking moment trying to find new ways to get you to give it to me. I wish for it on every shooting star and repeating number on a clock.”

“I’ll probably spend the rest of my life wishing for it to always be mine.”

“Not fake, princess. Real. Everything I feel for you, everything I want with you is real.”

“You’re not just my girlfriend, Mallory. You’re my mission. My purpose. The only thing in my life I can’t afford to fail at, so forgive me if I don’t give a fuck about what another man in my position would do because I can guarantee you there isn’t a man in this world who….”