Fractured Core (Untold Tales Book 6) by Laura Greenwood

Author:Laura Greenwood [Greenwood, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Drowlgon Press
Published: 2020-09-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

I almost sighed with relief, glad to be away from the ruined castle and the people and able to download from what had happened. I might have decided that I wanted to be queen, but that didn't mean I was ready to be surrounded every day.

"Thank you, for what you did there," I said to Jonathan.

"I meant every word. I didn't swear my fealty to you for show. I intend to stand by your side for as long as you'll have me there."

I swung around to face him, stopping him in his tracks. Sapphire took advantage of the moment and swooped down to sit on my shoulder.

"We're in the middle of the path," he pointed out, a smile on his face.

"Only to the well, no one else will be here," I shot down his fake protest and stepped towards him.

His arms snaked out, wrapping around my waist and pulling me close. Even without words, his expression said that he wouldn't do anything else without my permission. So I went up on my toes and pressed a kiss to his lips, scaring my hawk away in the process. I didn't worry about her too much, she'd be close by and would come back.

We melted into one another, enjoying the comfort being close offered. This wasn't what I expected when he'd arrived at the camp, but it was a development I would happily accept.

I pulled back, taking his hand with mine.

"I take it that's you saying you'd like to keep me around," Jonathan murmured.

"You've become decent company," I quipped.

He chuckled deeply, but began to swing our hands back and forth as we continued walking down the path. Once we were at the well, we could take a few moments to enjoy nothing more than one another's company.

"That's my greatest desire in life."

"I can't even tell if you're being serious."

"I am and I'm not," he admitted. "It sums up my position at my father's court, and what he expected me to be. But that doesn't mean that it's ever what I wanted. I suppose at one point, I wanted to be a hero who saved a princess from a tower. At others, I've wanted a place in life that was my own and not one forced upon me. Now, I want to support a woman I've come to care deeply for, and have her know that I will help her in any and every way I possibly can."

"If you're not careful, you'll make me swoon," I whispered.

"Perhaps that's my plan." He winked.

A small giggle escaped from me. Spending time with him like this was like a breath of fresh air.

"If I swoon, you'll have to catch me."

"Then it's probably a good job none of those nobles you just wanted to impress can see us here," he pointed out.

I sighed loudly. "I'm going to have to work twice as hard as any king ever would have."

"Probably," he admitted begrudgingly. "I'm sorry that there's nothing we can do about that."

I shrugged. "It isn't your fault.

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