Rebecca Ross

The call to fight for something so fervently that death holds no sting over you.

Even when the world seems to stop, threatening to crumble, and the hour feels dark as the siren rings … it isn’t a crime to feel joy.

I broke my engagement, quit my job, and traveled six hundred kilometers into war-torn land to be with you, Iris

At first it was a “tactic,” because she was his competition and he wanted to know as much about her as possible. But then he realized he was reading them because he was deeply moved by her writing and the memories she shared

because I trust you. A glint of falling steel, because I feel safe with you

He couldn’t protect Del when she had needed him most, but he would try his best to protect Iris now.

The reassurance was like a warm blanket, and he suddenly realized how sore and weary he was. He wanted to fall asleep with Iris on his mind but resisted her taunting draw

I’ll be here, waiting for whenever you’re ready to see me.

Roman stood in the sunshine and read every word of her article. He forgot where he was, where he was standing. Where he was going. Where he had just come from. He forgot everything when he read her words, and a smile crept over his face when he reached the end.

Damn, he was proud of her.

That fire in her eyes could have brought him to his knees