Kalan stared at Mystic. His heart hammered hard in his chest. He never thought he’d hear her say that. Not so soon anyway. She turned and closed the taps. Kalan turned her around and pulled her to him after she was done. He held her to him.
“Say that again,” he said, his body shook a little as he waited for her to say it. f**k, it took them forever to get here. Now that he was here, he couldn’t believe it. Mystic looked up at him, and he could see love shining in her eyes.
“I love you too,” she said.
“Wow,” Kalan said. He took a deep breath as her words took his breath away. He leaned down and took her lips. “I love you. I never stopped. I loved you from the first moment Ruhuikar found you in the meadow,” he said as he pulled back to stare. She suddenly looked sad. Kalan touched her
