Book 2 Chapter 14: The Power of Love
I swallow hard. You said it before - but it was part of a bigger explanation about what had happened to you, why you ended up in the hospital. But this is the first time the words stood on their own - naked and vulnerable. Just like your face in this moment, no defences, fully open - your eyes shining at me like mirror pools - there is no obfuscation, no explanation of the complexities of your psyche to surround your words, no armour between us -
I consider the final piece of armour, the shield wedged over my heart - my fear that all this a dream, a side effect of the medication withdrawal, or worse, a cruel mind game to put me back in my place after seeing you so vulnerable.
Or even just a whim - and that all this will be taken away from me when you tire of this love thing...
And I realize I'm going to have to take the biggest leap of faith of my life - trusting you with my heart.
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