“I’m not ashamed to love you, and I will fight for that with everything I am, and I won’t hide it. I have pretended long enough. I’m not afraid of Autumn’s judgment or retaliation. “And this isn’t purely for us, it’s for the people. Someday we’ll make a difference together, be a finer nation for it, and show them that no other match could have existed for me than with you. We’ll rule and love like warriors.” Briar sucked in air. “All right?”
