Page 171 of The Edge of Dawn

She’d been so busy fixing other people’s problems that she hadn’t seen what was right in front of her eyes.

“You don’t wish for revenge?” Dragek slipped his big, warm, callused hand into hers. “I don’t understand.”

“I’m not hell-bent on revenge,” she replied, squeezing his hand. “I don’t have an innate drive to seek revenge like your kind do. But I do have my own sense of what’s just and fair, and I’ll deal with Cameron in my own way. He doesn’t bother me because I have the power to put him in his place. He just feels insignificant now. Something from my past. A lesson learned. I’ve moved on to much better things.”

“I’m glad,” he whispered fiercely. “And as much as I’d take great satisfaction in getting justice for you, I know you’re strong enough to deal with these matters as you see fit. No human can harm you now. They can’t even touch you.”

Deep down, Jade knew it was true. A twist of fate had granted her great power, and she was still figuring it out. Thankfully, she’d learned how to control her power while she was asleep; she no longer wandered into other people’s dreams, although she could visit Dragek’s inner sanctum at will, and they had met there more than a few times already.

She could enjoy him both in the real world and in her dreams.

How incredible that was.

She could probably enter other people’s dreams as well and mess with them a little if she wanted…

But she would figure that out later. It wasn’t even important. All that mattered was that she was here with the one who’d saved her. She felt good, and the future stretched out before them—as vast and wild and promising as the windswept desert, where dormant wildflowers could bloom profusely after the rain.

She turned slightly, leaning into him, seeking his lips.

Under Earth’s brilliant sun, she kissed him.

He kissed her back.

Their energies merged.

The world turned.

The Universe flowed.

And for a rare, precious moment, it felt like everything around her was in perfect harmony.

At last, she was home.

And so was he.