Amara lifted her head slightly, her eyes meeting his. There was a softness in his gaze that made her heart swell, a quiet understanding that only deepened her love for him. She reached up to cup his face, her thumb brushing over his cheek as she took in the sight of him.
“You’ve always been my strength,” she said quietly, her voice filled with emotion. “Even when I couldn’t find my own, you were there, holding me up. I don’t know what I would have done without you.”
Darius’s silver eyes softened even more, and he leaned in to press a gentle kiss to her lips, a slow, lingering caress that spoke of all the love and devotion he felt for her. “You’re stronger than you think, Amara,” he whispered against her lips. “You always have been.”
Amara smiled softly, her heart swelling with warmth. D
