I'll never look at you in any way but complete admiration. He stroked her hair soothingly. You will never be a millstone about my neck. Rather you're the sunshine that brightens my day. He swallowed. Don't you see? You brought me into the daylight. You've embraced parts of me that I was never able to let see light. Don't make me retreat again into the night. (Winter Makepeace)

Thief of Shadows (ed. Grand Central Publishing, 2012) - ISBN: 9781455508334