““We stared at each other for several moments, neither of us speaking or moving, and then I was in front of her, pulling her to my chest, breathing in her scent as I went down on my knees, bringing her with me. Her arms went around me and she held on just as tightly as I held her. It was then when I realized I was still in my true form. She was light against my darkness. Serena hadn’t backed away or hesitated. She accepted me, all of me. She always had. I slipped into my human form, cradling her against me. The words, they came out easier than I ever thought they would. “I love you.””
