Chapter 20: The Power of Love.

Low in the sky, the moon cast a soft, silver light over the calm landscape that was alive with crickets and bird song as Chloe and Liam found themselves with their backs up against a low-slung limb of a tree. Nature serenaded them in a lullaby and their hearts were knit with a bond which seemed never meant to be. Not much had changed between them, yet with every passing day, it had just grown stronger and been a light in the horrible turmoil and darkness around them. So many different obstacles came to stand in their path: family disapproval, danger from Liam's world— ever-pressing and present to be a threat—yet they had been able to get past it. But through it all, their love was unwavering; it brought strength, bringing resilience, carrying them through even the darkest of times. Chloe and Liam sat outside under the starlight, with Chloe drawing patterns on his hand barely touching it. "Do you ever think about what the future holds for us?" she asked softly, her voice barely more t