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It was the moment that she had confided in him about a fear she had since she was young that he realized just how much she trusted him. And he swore to himself at that moment that he would never betray her trust.
She had claimed her fear nonsensical, foolish, but it was more foolish not to pay heed to the fear, for then it could easily conquer you. Bliss had not allowed her fear to stop her, though it reared its head now and again. She feared being in a dark place and never being able to escape. She had tried to make sense of it through the years, thinking perhaps it was something that was yet to happen to her though she hadn’t sensed it as such, and so she had found no peace from it.
He had wrapped her in his arms and told her that he’d never let darkness get to her; he’d shield her from it forever.
Trey tucked her closer against him and kissed her awake. They needed to be up and ready to leave at first light. Trey could always sense when sunrise was close, and they didn’t have much time.
She turned in his arms and cuddled against him. “You are so warm and comfortable. I could stay like this with you forever.”
“You are staying with me forever,” he said, as if issuing an edict. “Unfortunately, the sun will soon rise, and we need to be ready.”
Reluctantly, she moved away from him and stretched herself awake. Trey knew that if they continued to remain in bed naked, they would not be leaving at sunrise, so he too reluctantly hastened out of bed and dressed.
Bliss chuckled. “Don’t trust me?”
He grinned. “I don’t trustme.”
She followed suit, slipping hastily into her garments. And when she turned to him, her face no longer held a smile.
He waited, knowing from the concerned look in her eyes that she had something to tell him.
“I have sensed something about our journey that you should know.”
He walked over to her. “Tell me.”
“We don’t continue on to MacAlpin keep with Roan and Dolca.”
“Why and where do we go?”
She shook her head. “I wish I knew, but I have no answer to either question.”
“I’m glad you told me of this. We’ll see about taking extra provisions with us,” he said. “Do Roan and Dolca make it safely to my home?”
Bliss nodded. “Without a problem.”
“Then it doesn’t appear that it is the soldiers that separate us.”
“I thought the same myself,” she confirmed.
“It is a puzzle,” he admitted, and though he did not like being unable to solve it, at least he could be prepared. Then he realized something. “Could it be that you are summoned to heal someone?”
Her eyes turned wide. “That is a possibility.”
“We will remain aware,” he said, and she nodded in agreement.
He took her in his arms then and kissed her, a gentle kiss that stirred passion nonetheless. “Thank you for sharing this with me.”
“Husbands and wives do that ... share.”
She more and more acknowledged him as her husband, and he had had no problem acknowledging her as his wife. They were one, joined forever, and nothing would separate them.
“Ready to go?” he asked.
She took hold of his hand. “Now I am.”
He kissed her again and gave her hand a squeeze. “Together. Always together.”
Their pace was slow in consideration of Dolca’s age though she seemed to keep up with them well enough. It would be another day’s journey to MacAlpin keep, and while Trey was eager to get home, he knew a delay was inevitable. What Bliss had seen would surely come to pass, and so he would make certain that Roan took the information that he had learned to his brothers. And also let them know he would be home as soon as possible though he once again would advise Roan and also let Dolca know that his marriage to Bliss was not to be discussed. He wanted the privilege of announcing it to his family.
