cytheria-like

Updated: May 4, 2025

She thrilled in response to him, half fearful, yet exalted. She was his, utterly. As they clung together he saw her winged, a white flame of love, a goddess elusive even in yielding. He aspired, and saw her, Cytheria-like, shining above yet toward him.

Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale - The Nest Builder