“I love you too,” I repeated, and then I wondered if this was my life now, watching behind my back, waiting, wondering.
His love was worth it.
His heart was worth it.
But I had to ask myself.
At what cost.
I gripped Asher with both hands as our foreheads touched. “Promise me you’ll always be there, no matter what.”
He trembled beneath my touch. “My life for yours, Claire.”
“My life, for yours,” I repeated.
A chill ran down my spine as I wondered how long that life would even be.
“Live in the now.” He brushed a kiss across my lips. “It’s all we have.”
“Okay.” I hugged him tight. “Okay.”