Evaline:
When I opened my eyes, for a moment, I didn't move. I didn't even breathe or think, because I knew this feeling.
The dim light. The quiet. The stillness that always came after I woke up from something too overwhelming. And for a split second, fear crept in.
What if it was all a dream?
What if-
My gaze shifted, and my heart stopped when it landed on Draven. He was right there, lying beside me. Close enough that I could feel the warmth radiating from his body, close enough that I could see the slow rise and fall of his chest.
He was real.
It wasn't all a dream.
A broken sound escaped my lips as I pushed myself up on my elbows. My entire body trembled as I stared at him like if I blinked, he might disappear.
"It's real…" I whispered, my voice cracking.
He didn't vanish. He didn't fade. He was real.
Tears blurred my vision instantly, spilling down my cheeks faster than I could stop them.
