No one in her life had ever promised her such things. She was glad it was Wolf because she wanted to spend her days and nights with him, too. She wanted to cry to him, to beg him never to abandon her, or stop loving her. But she let herself trust him. He would always do all he could to stay with her. It was such a trumpeting affirmation of his heart for her. It belonged to her, and she would cherish it.
“And I want to make you as happy as you make me, so I guess this will work out. But I wonder if you would want to come to the twenty-first century with me for a little while.”
He smiled and drew her in for more kisses. “It sounds like a good adventure.”
Yes. An adventure. That’s what he liked. Apparently, Wolf could travel to any time, any realm to stop someone from creating a glitch in time. She wondered if, being the king’s daughter, she could hitch a ride with whom the sisters calledThe Timekeeper.
“We can stay here for as long as you like,” he went on. “I overheard Merlin telling Viviane that Morgan was on earth using her powers, trying to find any of you. You are safest here.”
“That’s perfect. You make everything perfect.”
“Me?” he laughed. “I have done nothing.”
“You have done everything,” she corrected, looping her arm through his as they began to walk again.
“Then you agree to become my wife today?”
She stopped and gazed at him. “Wolf.”
“Say yes, love.”
“Yes. Yes! Is this real? Now Ireallydoubt it!” She leaped into his waiting arms and kissed his hungry mouth. He kissed her until she felt lightheaded. When he slipped his hands over the mounds of her buns, she groaned. “I’m glad this glass isn’t see-through.”
He looked around, suddenly distracted, and frowned. “We must not mention glass when we return to England.”
“What?”
“Glass. They do not know of it yet. We cannot contaminate the timeline.”
“I know, but since when do you care about such things?”
“Since I learned of them.” He grinned, dragged her in with one arm, and kissed her parted lips when she looked at him. “Let us go find your father so he can get us wed.”
“Eager, are you?” she said, snuggling her face into his shoulder and taking in the scent of him.
“I am eager to have you to myself. Your brothers and sister are fascinating, all coming from a different time, but I want to be alone with you.”
“Yes, my love. They are fascinating, aren’t they? Kestrel went back to—well, for you, she went forward to the time of the famous War of the Roses. I don’t know much about it but they made a movie about it in my time. A tragic comedy. A great movie with three great actors.”
She thought about her siblings and smiled. She went from having nothing real in her life to traveling back in time, meeting the love of her life, and finding out she was the beloved daughter of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere! And this all felt more real than anything she’d had before.
“Kes is pregnant. I’m going to be an aunt. I think she and I will get along very well. Michael didn’t live far from me my whole life.” She glanced at him and widened her eyes. “Isn’t that nuts? I would have liked having a brother, and Michael seems nice. Sebastian seems like a bit of a handful, though.”
“Yes,” Wolf agreed, “But there is also something very dangerous about him. I am happy he cannot use magic here.”
“Yes.” She told him what she knew from earthly authors about Mordred and how it was his hand that killed or came close to killing King Arthur. “But here, I see a spoiled lord who loves his father very much.”
“I like that you can see the good in people,” he told her, leaning in to smile a hair’s breadth from her face.
It was a new thing. She’d been too disinterested in others to see anything but what they showed the rest of the world. She never looked deeper. She was sure she wouldn’t like what she saw anyway, so she never thought twice about it. But at times, it hurt. Like when she was feeling lonely in her beautiful penthouse in New York and there was no one to call for comfort. No one.
Now she had many.
She closed her eyes and smiled like a satisfied cat. She was happy.
“What else do you like about me, my lord? What?” she added when she opened her eyes to see his expression on her change.
“That is only the second time you have ever called me your lord. Now, when I want to be so much more than that.”
