{"Never did I believe that there could be such utter happiness in this world, such a feeling of unity between two mortal beings"}
He stood up slowly and rose from the nest of fur blankets we once tangled ourselves in like he hadn't moved in hours, maybe days. The moonlight cut across his bare chest, catching on the sharp lines of his collarbone and the shadows under his eyes. He looked smaller somehow. Like the forest had drained something from him. Or maybe I just hadn't seen him like this ever.
My paws hit the soft grass in near silence as I stepped out into the clearing. I could feel the rise of adrenaline still in my blood, the ghost of fury burning beneath my ribs. I had come here angry. Furious, even. At his silence. At his vanishing act. At the way he tore a hole through my life and didn't look back.
