Leah
I stared up at him, my heart racing. "You chose me. You actually chose me over duty."
"I chose you over everything." His voice was fierce. "I told you I would find a way. It took me a minute to realize what I had to do. I didn’t want to put you in danger, but I won’t live without you. Did you really think I'd let you go?"
"I thought you were doing what was best for your people." Tears pricked at my eyes. "I thought that's what a good king would do." Finally his words were sinking in. I was going to have my mate. I didn’t have to give him up.
"A good king protects what matters most." He pressed his forehead against mine. "And you matter most. You'll always matter most."
"You're a damn fool," I whispered, the tears finally spilling over. I clenched my fingers in his shirt, feeling
