I Married a Birdman (Prime Mating Agency, #3)

by Regine Abel

“Whatever you may think, Exarch Graith, you need us far more than you realize,” I said proudly. “You cannot be strong without someone weaker lifting you up.”

“Our respective peoples and the UPO see our union as a beneficial transaction for all parties involved,” I continued. “You are entering into it out of duty to your people. But I am entering it because it will make me whole. You will make me whole.”

“The minute you walked into the Council chamber this morning, you called to me. You are the other half of my soul.

“You look so delicate, and sometimes appear quite timid,” he said pensively. “And yet, a bold, no-nonsense flame burns just beneath the surface. Your body is fragile, but your mind is not.”

“Luana Torres, under the eyes of the Ancestors, I pledge my life to you. You are the other half of my soul. As I bind my spirit to yours, and yours to mine, I promise to always strive to bring happiness to your heart, lift your spirits when darkness would engulf them, share the burdens that could weigh down your mind, and feed your soul with all that it needs and desires to grow and fulfill your deepest aspirations.”