"It's not the only reason I'm going to do it. It's the right thing to do with or without your parents needing our help. They aren't the only people that the city is holding captive. In a way, they're holding everyone within those walls hostage." He ran his fingertips along my arm softly.
“But is it worth your life? Or mine, or Alicia's, or anyone else's?" I held his gaze, hoping he had the answers I needed to hear.
"Yes." There was no doubt in his voice and I knew he was right.
"When?" I asked.
“Soon. But not now." He pulled me closer to him and ran his hand down the side of my face. I shivered and moved towards him, feeling the heat radiating from his body. My hair tumbled down around us, blocking out the world.
"No, not now." I smiled as he pressed his lips to mine and I forgot to breathe, or think, or feel anything other than him.
It was almost as though everything in the world was perfect. Almost.
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