“Elena.” King Harvey pauses walking and turns to face me. He is guiding me by hand to the armory room because he has a surprise for me. “How do you feel about me now?”
I squeeze his hand tightly and enjoy the warmth of his hand, and that he smiles.
“King Harvey… after what happened, I do understand better what you meant… but you did defend me sooner…”
“I know first-hand what it is to be alone on battlefield, Elena. I may be stronger than you by werewolf blood, but…pain is pain. You were correct that I swore to protect you. Yet… Elena, I am sorry to say I don’t fully grasp…the pain of words. Logically, Elena… I get it… but perhaps my heart is more calloused.”
I swallow dryly. “Once we have children… that will die, King Harvey. Or…when you see me hurt.”
“…I do not wish to see you hurt,
