Anika, groggy but conscious, whispered, "Jojo?"
"I'm here," he said, cutting her free, holding her like glass.
She looked into his eyes - blood on his hands, tears in his lashes.
"You came for me," she whispered.
"I'd burn the world for you," he breathed.
She kissed him - a kiss of war and love, of broken rules and awakened hearts.