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“What is your future but a secret, Thea?” A cryptic smile danced on her face. “When you’re ready to learn the truth, find me.”
“What do you want? Why did you come back?” He angled his head to my ear. It was the only thing I had to give him and the last thing I should ever trust him with. “You,” he murmured. “I came back for my mate.”
“Let’s be clear.” She jammed a finger into my chest. “You aren’t my husband.” I nodded, then added, “Yet.”
“Maybe not.” She shrugged her leather tote higher onto her shoulder. “But there’s magic in you, and if there’s magic in you, it has to come out.” “I thought magic was gone.” “Yes. No. It’s not what it once was. True magic is rare, but it sleeps in the veins.”
“Human?” She giggled at me. “You’re not human, honey.” “But…I’m…not…a…witch.” I forced each word out. “You said…” “I said maybe not,” she corrected me. “You obviously have no magical ties, or you would know. Your mother would have told you. But I think you are right. I don’t think you’re a witch. It doesn’t feel right.”
Thea wanted romance. She wanted a fairy tale, even if she’d fallen for the villain instead of the prince. And all I wanted was to make her happy.
“Few things are worth dying for, but love will always top the list.”
“And I am yours. I will protect you. I will serve you,” he promised. “You—my mate—above all others. It is my privilege to be your mate. It is my honor to love you.”
“Do you see why I tried to stop you?” she asked me. “Will you go to war for her?” “Will I go to war for love?” I bit out. “I’ve gone to war for less. Love might be the only thing worth fighting for, so yes, I will go to war for love. And I will kill anyone who comes between us.”
She couldn’t see it. She loved Camila fiercely—just as she loved all of us—but sometimes, the ones who love us are the worst monsters of all. That was the problem. Every villain was the hero of her own story, after all.
“All I am, I give to you. I swear to be your protector, your lover, your best friend as long as we walk this earth. For over nine hundred years, I sought some meaning in this world, and now I’ve finally found it. You. You are the meaning. You are the reason. And you are the answer. I am honored to be your mate, I am honored to tether my soul to yours, and I am honored to become your husband.”
