Chapter 32: IN THIS MOMENT

Xina let out a soft, contented purr as she felt a gentle touch caressing her back. It was the kind of touch that stirred a deep satisfaction within her, a mix of pleasure and tingling desire that left her breathless. She floated on the edge of consciousness, caught between the bliss of sleep and a growing awareness that something—or someone—was with her. Was this heaven? Or perhaps something beyond? She didn’t know. She had never experienced either. Her mind was too foggy to grasp reality. She could only revel in the sensation washing over her. "Heaven, huh?" A smooth, velvety voice chuckled near her ear, sending a shiver down her spine. "If you’re in heaven, I’d die just to follow you. Though, I doubt they’d let me in." Xina’s eyes fluttered open, the world slowly coming into focus. That voice—it was unmistakable. She turned her head and found herself staring into the deep, unsettling blue eyes of Gary. He was lying beside her, his gaze intense and unreadable. Oh God, was she dead