He broke the kiss, locked eyes with me. “You are so amazing, my Luana. Do you know how much I love you?” My heart leapt in my chest, and I barely refrained from throwing myself at him and cuddling against him. “I don’t quite know,” I said teasingly, although my voice quivered with emotion. “But you will have many years to show me and to find out how much I love you right back.” He beamed at me, his starry eyes even more arresting with his bare crest no longer commanding all the attention. “I will enjoy every minute of it,” he said before reclaiming my lips.
