Jacob~
I stood by Easter's window for a little while longer, just watching her sleep. The glow from her living room lamp spread softly across her face, illuminating the freckles scattered over her cheeks and nose. Her curls spilled in wild tangles around her delicate features, framing her like some enchanted forest nymph from the old tales my mother once told us, as the moonlight swirled around her like a living cloak.
She shifted in her sleep, a small frown brushing her brow before her lips parted with a sigh. I felt something tighten in my chest—painful, deep, a reminder of how fragile this peace was. Three days. That was all I had promised myself. Three days to see her, breathe the same air as her, hear her laugh as she tucked Rose into bed at night. Three days before I would disappear from her world forever.
I forced myself to step away from the window before I shattered that promise.
