Chapter 97. Live My Love

Ally's POV

Rain pelts against the window, a rhythm to the night that's both soothing and relentless. I lie here, my breath catching, as the storm outside mirrors the tumult of emotions that has finally, mercifully, come to an end. The darkness of my past is dissolving, melting away with each tender touch from Elliot- touches that speak of understanding, of healing.

"Ally," he whispers, his voice a soft caress against the shell of my ear. "Look at me."

I open my eyes to meet his gaze- a gaze that holds the world in it, a tumultuous sea of blue that seems to pierce through the veil of my fears. His fingers trace the line of my jaw, a path of warmth that steadies my fluttering heart.

"Elliot," I reply, the name tasting like hope on my tongue.

He smiles, and there's something so achingly vulnerable in that smile, it tugs at something deep within me. Dawn, my wolf, stirs her presence a comforting glow at the back