Chapter Sixty-Two

Rayne

We lay in each other’s arms in bed.

Frankly, I can say that this moment is perfect. Right now, I don’t feel any anxiety or any regret. I feel whole and satisfied. I feel like the happiest person on the planet. If this isn’t happiness, then I don’t know what is.

He is drawing odd patterns on my back with his fingers. I kind of expected him to walk out as soon as we finished but he’s still here. Holding me. This time, there was significantly less pain than the first time, but there was still some discomfort. I didn’t feel it at the moment, though. It’s only afterward that I feel it all. I felt our bond tightening as he took me and I wonder if he felt the same. I don’t ask, though. This isn’t a topic that is easy to talk about.

I keep expecting him to say something but perhaps it’s better if he says nothing at all. What could he say? I don’t want anything to ruin this moment. I’m dreading when he’ll get up because that’s when the bubble will burst. That’s when the reality of wha