Chapter 741:

The world stood still.

Emeriel wiped at her eyes to be sure she had heard him right. Needing to see him, to be sure it was real.

“You just said…”

“I love you, I have for a long time,” he said softly, pressing kiss after kiss along her arm.

“I know I’m not very good with words, Emeriel. I only wish to show you what you mean to me.” A shadow crossed his eyes.

“I haven’t done the best job of that, but what I feel for you… I hope there will come a time when I show you so much you live and breathe it.”

“Oh, Daemon.” She sniffled, her lips quivering.

“I love you, please, don’t ever leave me,” he repeated, baring himself to her.

“I know I’m not the easiest male to love, but I’m begging you. I’ll wait until the sun forgets to rise and the great mountains crumble, and I’ll love you longer still. Just… stay with me.”

Her tears fell and he caught them, brushing them away with a tenderness that made her chest ache. Emeriel trembled where she stood.

and I’m not going anywhere.” She hugged his head to her belly, threading her fingers through the locks she had grown so used to.

“Promise?”

“I promise.”

he pulled her down onto his lap, wrapping her in his

she held him close, her gaze drifted to the shelves. A small smile formed as she took in the endless stacks of books

her. It had steadied the slight slope in their world. She felt

something I could do for him,” a

and he raised his head, allowing her the space to move. Sliding from

you doing?” he asked, a little

“Are you comfortable?”

reached into his loose

his

Her mouth watered.

“Will you let me?”

mind since her last heat. She had enjoyed it then—perhaps a little too much. Whether that had been driven by instinct

His eyes assessed hers.

“Are you sure?”

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