Ryan

I gazed into Lyra's mesmerizing eyes, my heart overflowing with a love I had never known before. We lay there, our bodies intertwined, the sheets a tangle around us as our breathing gradually slowed in the aftermath of our passionate lovemaking. The first tentative rays of dawn began to filter through the curtains, an unwelcome reminder that it was time for me to depart and head North.

"I'm going to miss you so much," Lyra murmured, her delicate fingers tracing ...