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“The only way to remove disease and infection is to place it within another living being,” she announced to us.
“Eight,” he whispered, voice shaking. “They whipped you…Eight. Fucking. Times.” His hand balled into a fist as it rested between my shoulder blades. “I know every inch of your body. Every mark. Every curve. Every dimple.” My spine shivered at his confession. “This never should’ve happened. I should’ve protected you.”
“There is not a single part of you or your body that I do not find exquisite. Not a single thing that I wouldn’t happily drown in. I have kissed every inch of your body before, and I will do it again. Over and over for the remainder of my existence. Because you are mine. Those scars are nothing but a reminder of how strong you are. How resilient and powerful you have become. Regardless of the outcome of this war, you are my queen. From now until my dying breath.”
“Now, what kind of man would I be if I didn’t kneel before my queen?”
“Oh, cut it out with the territorial nonsense.” She waved me off.