He took her face in his bloody hands. 'I'll come and find you wherever you are. I'll not stop breathing until I do. So you're going to have to promise me that you won’t lose hope. That you will keep yourself alive.'<br /><br />He tried to wipe her tears, but there were too many.<br /><br />'I heard your song the moment we were born," she sobbed. "And years later, it dragged me back from the lake of the half-dead when all I wanted to do was die. Each time someone tried to kill me, it sang its tune and gave me hope.'<br /><br />She pressed cold lips against his and they tasted the salt of each other's tears.<br /><br />'Are you ready?' he asked.<br /><br />She nodded.<br /><br />'<i>Run!</i>

Melina Marchetta

Melina Marchetta