Joel’s expression transforms from serious to unsure and then elated as he processes my words. He crawls out of the tent and comes to stand in front of me. His green eyes locked into mine.
“Say it again,” he demands with a smile.
“I love you, Joel. I'm in love with you,” I breathe.
Joel steps in close, his hand cupping the back of my head as he leans down and places a gentle kiss on my lips.
“I love you too, Freya. I think I've loved you since I first saw you. You enchanted me, not just with your beauty, but with your courage and strength, your kindness, even to those who don’t deserve it. You are everything I could ask for in a mate, and now I have you, I won't ever let you go. You are both mine to love and protect,” he says, placing a hand over my abdomen and emotion wells in my eyes at ……
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