Elissa's POV

　　He matched my desire with his own, but I saw him suppress it, holding it at bay as he stepped closer. We had spent the entire day apart, a separation that should have been agonizing, but somehow, we had survived it, endured it without pain.

　　"What happened?" Ethan's voice was soft, laced with concern, as his fingers brushed a strand of hair away from my face.

　　I held his gaze, my heart heavy with the weight of my realization. "The book, ...