Chapter 116: Salvation
"Mya—"
She shook her head, and he closed his mouth. "I lived that way until eight months ago, when I found out you were alive and were being held captive. Since that day I've been scouring the city for you. All I wanted to do was find you, and now that I have, I can't believe you're here. I'm scared you're just a ghost that will disappear if I touch you. When I think of what we did in that cave, that I gave my virginity to you, I worry that it's all just a dream, that I'm asleep somewhere right now and when I wake up, I'll have to go back to the horrible reality where you're not standing in front of me. I'm both overjoyed to see you and terrified of losing you every single second that goes by. I've never felt so weak and so scared in my whole life, Erik."