The confession is lovely and brutal-laced with honesty that I not only hear in the rasp of his voice, but feel in the quaking of his muscles as he holds my hands over my head. “As much as I abhor being anything akin to human, Alyssa, I wouldn’t dare try to close it. And there is no closing it ever again.” The jewels under his eyes twitch between dark purple and blue. Set loose the imaginings and emotions of a mortal man. I cannot stop feeling them.” His chin quavers. For although you’ve made me feel things I am not equipped for. You’ll never need fear that your love is not reciprocated. And yes, there will be ravishes of passion, but there will also be gentle lulls. Yes, we will quarrel incessantly and fight for dominance. If you’ll but be mine, your heart will forever be sheltered in my care. “ “Jebediah has given up on you, but I never will.
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