Chapter Eighteen

MIA'S POV

I held David's hands as I waited for his reply with a fast beating heart. He heaved a sigh and turned his head away from me and looked at the swamp, he turned back to look at me. He bit his lips and closed his eyes, he groaned and opened them again.

“Mate", he said softly, “I am only doing this because… because I love you…”

I smiled and wanted to say something to him but he placed his fingers on my lips,

"... If it was someone else, I wouldn't believe them.”

I nodded gently and he squeezed my hand gently and held me very tight as if he was scared that someone would snatch me away from him. He turned to look at the swamp and looked back at me.

“Let's do this baby. Together."

We held each other's hands and moved towards the swamp. As we stepped into the murky waters, we didn't sink and it didn't feel wet. We advanced forward and at every step, the swamp faded away slowly until we reached what seemed to be the end and it all vanished.