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.

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

“Promise?”

“I promise.”

lap, wrapping her in his arms again. His head found its place against

she took in

from him had set something right deep inside her. It had steadied the

there was something I could do for him,” a thought came to

her the space to move. Sliding from his lap awkwardly, down between his

doing?” he

“Are you comfortable?”

reached into his loose trousers, pulling

in his eyes, and

Her mouth watered.

“Will you let me?”

last heat. She had enjoyed it then—perhaps a little too much. Whether that had been driven by instinct or her own desire, she still wasn’t sure. But she hadn’t

His eyes assessed hers.

“Are you sure?”

help dispel the

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