Miklos knew he was crushing her, but he was unable to let her go. The fears he’d had for the last several days making him want to hold her tight to him and never release her. He saw the gentle smile on her lips, and he kissed her face with as many kisses as he could.
Unsure of where it came from and unable to hold it back, he nuzzled close to her ear, “I love you, Dimitra. I love you so much.” He felt strangely as if tears were burning his eyes as he uttered the words in a way he’d never said to a woman before.
His heart clenched and quite possibly exploded in his chest when she curled even closer than he knew they could be and whispered, “I love you too Miklos.”
It was not lost. She was not lost to him. She loved him. Perhaps tomorrow in the fresh light of day she would hate him, but h
