Chapter 53. On the Knees for a Goddess

AXEL

I hoped my heart wouldn’t stop before this was over. With the speed it was beating, it was possible. But if it did stop, I would find to come back from the dead, and claim this moment. Death couldn’t take this away from me.

Last night, I hadn’t really been myself, so when I kissed her, I really didn’t kiss her. I didn’t feel her soft lips. I didn’t feel her warmth. I felt nothing because I was so consumed by my emotions.

But now with her lips on mine, it felt like life was being poured into me. I could breathe well again. And the more I kissed her, the more her lips were on mine, it felt like that part of me that was slowly rotting was seeing light again.

My hand found its way into her hair, feeling how soft it was. She kissed me back just as fiercely, wrapping her arms around my neck.

“Just for tonight,” I breathed as I broke the kiss, kissing her jaw, her neck. “Just for tonight, let me kiss you, let me feel you, let me worship you. Just to have