Chapter 53 - Hard Decisions

• Dave POV -
• She is beautiful, incredible. I have never seen anyone who holds themselves with such perfect confidence. Jack and the guard fade away to nothingness as she moves towards me, the dank cell seemingly glowing as she looks into my eyes.
• I vaguely hear Jack talking to the guard but the words are nonsense, then he claps me on the shoulder and I glance behind me, tearing my eyes away from the vision of my mate, to see him leaving and the guard stepping forward holding out a key to me. I take the key and he leaves behind Jack. The prison falls silent as I turn to face her once more, desperate to hold her and feel the sparks I have heard about, I fumble with the key before finally getting it to fit into the lock. The click of the tumblers echo down the hall as the door swings inwards, and I follow, stepping into the space occupied by my mate. Breathing deeply I inhale her scent and watch her do the same, her eyes close slightly before she closes the gap and takes my hands in hers. The key falls to the ground with a tinkling clatter, but I barely hear it, marvelling at the feeling of her hands in mine. After what could have been seconds or hours, I couldn't determine how long we gazed at each other, she opens her mouth to speak. I want to hear her voice, feel it wash over me, but neither of us has spoken yet and I don't want this place to linger in our memories so before she makes a sound, I turn away from her and still holding onto her hand I pull her gently towards the exit.