A new wave of relief crashes over me.
Ever since Donovan told me there would be an autopsy, I feared that I would be found out. That the poison would be uncovered, and that eventually, they would trace it back to me. It wasn’t getting in trouble that scared me, it was the thought of losing Johnny. The idea that my actions would be unforgivable and that they would take me away from him permanently.
But now, with the confirmation that they went undetected, I realize nothing is standing between us. We defied the odds stacked against us, overcoming things that threatened to break us apart. Time after time, we have been thrown into impossible situations, and somehow, we fought through the darkness and found the light. We never gave up, even when our backs were against the wall.
Only proving that no matter what, we will make it through, and we will do so together.
We are stronger as a team, as one.
“You had me worried there for a second.” Johnny runs his thumbs gently along my cheeks. “I thought I was going to lose you, too.”
A smile breaks across my beaten face, and despite my heart breaking for this tortured man in front of me, I remind him that I’m here to stay. “You’re stuck with me, remember?”