Dawn

“You might have a lot more of something in your life than others, but there is always something you have a lot less of. God never gives everyone everything.”
― Elizabeth Reyes, Abel

“Who sleeps in my bed at night?”
I buried my nose in his neck and mumbled, “I do.”
“You do,” he confirmed. “And who makes me smile?”
“I smiled against the stubble on his throat. “Me.”
“Exactly.” He turned to kiss my cheek. “No one else. It’s you. It’s always been you.” He spoke softly, “I just needed to find you. Now that I have you, I won’t be letting you go. Okay?”
“Okay,” I whispered, feeling my jealousy slip away.”
― Belle Aurora, Lev

“I held out my hand, and she placed her small one into mine without question. And goddamn it, that satisfied me. Immensely.”
― Belle Aurora, Lev

“Lev Leokov was an open book. I only needed to discover the language in which his pages were written.”
― Belle Aurora, Lev