“I love you.” He breathed. “I have loved you for as long as I can remember, Carys. There has been no one else and there never will be another that could hold a match to you—to what I feel for you. My feelings go beyond love, Carys. And even though our story is one filled with… so much pain, I would go through it all a thousands times just to be able to hold you for one moment. I would endure thousands of years of torment just to have you glance in my direction. My world began and will end with you. If you will have me.”