We had spent most of the night hiding on top of Avari tower, and by the time the first glimpse of color hit the morning sky, I was feeling completely normal again.

We crept back down to his bed, and when I woke the following evening, he was still lying next to me, his blonde hair strewn about on the pillow and his eyes closed.

I stared at him, amazed at how even with his hair a mess and his body twisted in the strangest cockeyed position, he was still beautiful as ...