The Sky We Seek: An uplifting small town romance book – new release! (Love and Other Dreams 2) by Belinda Benna

Author:Belinda Benna [Benna, Belinda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Belinda Benna Books, www. belindabenna.com
Published: 2024-09-19T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Noah

Robin redbreasts sing carefree songs. A woodpecker hammers in rhythm with their melody. There is orange light, flickering and warm like fire.

Contentedly, I take a deep breath. My chest rises, and with the motion, I feel a kind of energy that I thought I had lost long ago.

The bedsheet nestles snugly against my shoulders, and I feel both protected and free. A contented sigh escapes my lips. This is where I want to stay. This is how it should be forever.

However, even though my mind is already awake, I hesitate to open my eyes. What if this is just a dream? What if reality only holds heavy limbs and dull headaches for me once again?

I don't want that. Instead, I turn to the side once more and drift back to slumber.

Hardly have I turned when the orange light behind my eyelids becomes dazzlingly bright. Instinctively, I blink, but each time, I let my eyes close again. They provide me with snapshots. Fractions of seconds in which I perceive my surroundings.

I recognize dancing lights on the wooden floor.

The sprawling branches of the firs outside the panoramic window sway in the gentle breeze.

The glimmering of the mountain lake.

A flock of birds soaring into the sky.

The rocking chair, its fur cushion swinging just above the bright floor.

Disheveled blond hair.

A gentle smile, closed eyelids. And features so uniquely beautiful that I absolutely refuse to close my eyes again.

I lie perfectly still in bed, watching Elina, whose chest rises and falls evenly. A notebook rests on her thighs, the pen in her hand leaving erratic lines on the paper.

Yesterday, she got closer to me than anyone else has been allowed. Not even Hanna is allowed to mention Julian to me. But the way she looked at me and the words she said affected me.

Inevitably, I wonder what would happen if I were to leave the bed and approach her. If I were to place my hands on the armrests of the rocking chair and bring my face close to hers. If I could smell the scent of her skin and feel her breath on my cheek.

Perhaps I would brush the strand of hair from her forehead. My fingers would glide over her eyebrows, her button nose, and down to her lips. And then she would open her eyelids. Seconds later, I would be lost in the deep blue of her eyes, wishing to stay there forever.

Stop.

I must not think like this!

I am who I am, and not even Elina can change that.

Abruptly, I tear my gaze away from her and reach for the alarm clock.

It's five o'clock. I've only slept for six hours, yet I feel as if the whole night, through the electrodes on my skin and the strange contraption on my head, pure energy has flowed into my body.

How is that possible?

Confused, I sit up in bed and peel the electrodes off my skin. With a single step, I am by Elina's side. I take the notebook and pen with me. She emits an adorable hum, her head falling to the side.

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