I promise I'll never tell."
"Don't promise that," he said in an ultraserious voice. "If they try to hurt you and the only way to protect yourself is to tell them what you know about me, then you tell them. Straight off, okay?"
"No."
"Promise me."
"No!"
"I will possess your heart."
Heat flared along the back of my neck. "What did you say?"
"My favorite song. 'I Will Possess Your Heart.'"
"By Death Cab for Cutie?"
He snorted. "No, the little known T.I. Hip-hop remix. Yes, Death Cab for Cutie."
... "Why? What's wrong with it?"
"Nothing, but it doesn't seem to fit you. It's kind of a sad song."
"No it's pure confident. It's not 'I want' or 'I need', none of that crap." He slipped his hand over mine. "It's 'I will.'"
A nervous laugh bubbled up. "You will, huh?"
His fingers brushed my cheek, then slid into my hair. "I will.
Stichwörter: humor future love romance hope
He leaned in. “Kiss me, one last time.”
I called up a distant memory of his lips against mine. But this time, I kept my eyes open.
When he pulled back, Logan passed his hand over my hair. “Don’t forget me, okay?
Logan’s voice switched from a growl to a scream to a seductive whisper from one song to the next.
Jeri Smith-ReadyWhen I got tired, Logan would sing me to sleep, sometimes a painfully appropriate song like Flogging Molly’s “If I Ever Leave This World Alive” or Snow Patrol’s “Chasing Cars.” Sometimes he’d pick a lilting Irish lullaby, or even a song he’d written himself.
Jeri Smith-ReadyLogan was close enough for me to touch, to smell, to feel his breath on my forehead. Close enough to kiss. If only he were alive.
Jeri Smith-ReadyDon’t tell me no this time, Aura. Please. Don’t make me stop.
Jeri Smith-ReadyHe whispered against my mouth. “Wait for me, Aura.
Jeri Smith-ReadyWith my eyes closed and my memories open, I could almost feel his hands and mouth on my skin.
Jeri Smith-ReadySpider-Swear.
Jeri Smith-ReadyHonestly?” Logan shrugged. “I didn’t know it could kill me. If I’d ever heard that, I forgot it a long time ago. But I knew it was dangerous.”
“Then why take the risk?” Stone asked.
Logan turned his head to look at me. “Because she was worth it.
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