Valek shifted to get a better view. Yelena stripped the big Cheketo leaves. Why would she expose her position? Confused, he watched. As the reason for her actions became clear, his heart confirmed what the confusing emotions he’d been experiencing since the night of the fire festival meant. Confirmed what he’d been pushing away and denying. Confirmed that there was someone else besides the Commander that he would gladly die for. That a world without Yelena would be a world not worth living in. That he’d fallen in love with her.
