Closing her eyes she whispered, "I love you, Kaeldar, but I’ve started a life here.”
“Tell me to leave, and I will. I will even promise to never return.”
Claira bit her lip. Wasn’t this what she wanted? A life with him could be dangerous, but a life with Christopher wouldn’t be fair. She didn’t love him, she only liked him. Kaeldar had stolen her heart, a long time ago.
“If I come with you, will you promise to let me go, if I should ever chose to leave you?”
“I won’t give you a reason to leave.”
“Still.”
She wanted, no, she needed the promise, just in case he did do something she didn’t like. He was the kind of man she could trust to honor a promise, even if he was a rock giant. Just because she was going back with him didn’t mean she was going to let him off easily.
There would be wooing, when they got back to the castle. There would definitely be some wooing on his part.
"I can tell you that you will never regret this."
She smiled up at him and held out her arms. There would be problems, but she would face them when they came.
Stepping forward he grabbed her waist and swung her around in a circle. She wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a deep kiss. It had been too long since they last kissed.
"They will accept me?" She worried her lip, as she broke off the kiss.
"I have already talked with my people. You will be accepted, and I will be by your side. There will be challenges to get through, but in the end I believe you can win them all over."
Claira smiled. If someone had told her her life would work out this well, she would’ve told them they were insane, but she was glad she was wrong. From simple healer to future queen of the rock giants.
