She rested her head on his lap, trying to sink as deep in his thighs as possible. Dalienne never expected a simple three words would move her so deeply. Why was so? Mortals tend to say it all the time to each other. Why was a plain “I love you” so meaningful to her? She felt afraid, yet she didn’t want to brush that feeling away. It was so warm inside… She hasn’t felt like that in centuries.
But then she felt a hand being placed on her head. Augustus patted her gently and in a short moment all her worries went away. She wanted to be his. She wanted to be with him, rest in his arms, just once again feel like being