Neither of them spoke for a moment.

“I feel so close to you right now,” Taki whispered. “Do you feel it, too?”

Reese sucked in a quick breath, then released it. “Yes.”

And it was true. He did feel somehow connected to Taki. What had happened to his common sense? His usual levelheadedness must have fled at the same time as his sense of balance. And that had all occurred when he’d met her.

She raised her hand to his cheek, stroking his face as if caressing a precious keepsake. “I know I met you for a reason,” she said, her voice full of wonder.

“Taki, I…” He cupped her neck with both hands and pulled her toward him, never wanting to
let her go.