I take a deep breath, holding the Star Disc in front of me with both hands. “Do me a favor and keep your ego in check when we do this?” I ask.
“That’s like asking the sun not to shine,” he says, and then he steps behind me, pulling me close.
Even though we’re about to jump into the cosmic abyss, electricity rushes through me at his touch.
“I feel that, Princess,” he murmurs in my ear, and my stomach flips at the intimacy of the wholesharing soulsthing.
“We have to jump, Riven,” I say, my heart leaping as his hold tightens. “Before I forget how to breathe again.”
“I’m not letting go.”
Three simple words.
But in them: everything. His vow, his guilt, his love, and his need.
“Ready?” I ask, poising the Disc like a shield in front of us.
“With you? Always,” he says, and then together, we leap into the stars.
