Page 37 of All My Broken Pieces (FindingLight #2)

Fallon

“Baby?” Arriana murmurs, stroking her thumb across my cheek.

I blink at her.

My eyelids feel so heavy I can barely lift them as they close, but I force the lids apart.

“Mmhmm?”

I’m not sure if she hears me as she doesn’t respond.

I try to move and find I can’t keep my arms up any longer. They drop to my sides, dragging me down with them.

I can hear Arriana say something else, but it’s so far away.

Collapsing in her embrace, I hum, grateful to have her here.

I try to part my lips, to voice my joy at her return, but they’re sealed shut.

My next blink is even harder, and I find I want to rest in the oblivion. To let everything go and enjoy the quiet.

Quiet.

It’s so quiet.

Finally.