“You are sending me home?” Lucy shook her head no. “Why? Don’t you want me here with you?”
“Of course I want you with me Lucy.” Derek trailed his hand down her arm and gazed into her green eyes. “I never want to be away from you. But not here. Not part of a battle party. You need to be where it is safe.”
Lucy let out an airy chuckle. “Please don’t tell me you are going to be that guy… Don’t go making the same mistakes all the guys make about the women in my family. We are not the ones who wait back at home for the men to return.”
Derek’s eyes flickered in amusement. “My future queen, your existence is too important to risk. I’m not calling you weak. Just that you are a target. This witch is after your family, and I won’t make
