The Unthinkable Demand

Cora's POV

My hand reached for his chest, pressed flat against where his heart beat strong and steady beneath my palm.

"Your heart."

He went still, but this time he didn't pull away.

"I don't know if I have one to give."

The words carved a hollow feeling inside me. Tears burned behind my eyes, but I refused to let them fall. How could he be so certain about something like that?

Anger flared hot in