The Sorcerer's Bride Chapter 69

Zylvia was pleased to see that her best friend was doing better . She had been so scared when she had seen her lying on the ground bleeding . Fayre meant a lot to her, she was like the sister she had never had .

Jayesh had them leave though after a few minutes, claiming that his wife needed rest . He was probably right, even if Fayre was no longer in any danger she still looked pale from the blood loss .

Zylvia did not feel like doing anything . She was so drained from the fright she had suffered . Her appetite was even completely gone . She decided to just go lay down again, after all the way her mind was right now, she would not be able to be at all productive .

As she headed back to her bedroom, her husband followed her . He seemed awfully quiet . But he was probably feeling the same way she did .
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When she climbed into bed, he started tucking her in . She found herself noticing a rather serious look in his eyes as he gazed down at her . His brow was lightly furrowed, as if he was deep in thought .

After he finished tucking her in, he lay on top of the covers on his side facing her . He started stroking her hair, gently running his hands through it .

"Are you not going to get in the covers?" She reached up to stroke his cheek .

"I . . am not all that tired . . . I just want to be near you," His voice had a strange thick quality to it that was not usually there .

She shook her head at him with a smile as she curled up under the blankets, "Why? I can't be all that good of company when I am sleeping . "

"Why-?" Kaldrek gazed at her blankly, "Because I . . . . "

He paused as he took a deep breath and then moved even closer to her . His hand traced her cheek, softly cupping it in his touch . She found herself gazing into his beautiful storm grey eyes . There were so many emotions in them, she could get lost trying to decipher them .

He took another deep breath, as if he was trying to steady himself, "Because . . . . I love you, Zylv . " His words started to come in a rush as he held her gaze, "I love everything about you, your laugh, the way your eyes have of sparkling especially whenever your teasing me . I love the way you have of wrapping me around your finger without you even noticing . I love your smile, your intoxicating scent, your long fiery hair, your kisses . I love how kind you always are, how you put other people first, the sweetness that comes so naturally to you . I love when you worry about me, when you seek comfort from me, when you treat me like I am worth something to you . I love watching every little thing you do, whether it be walking, eating, even sleeping . Seeing you content makes me happy in a way nothing else does, and I would give anything to keep a smile on your face . I love you, my lady, my wife, my darling sweetheart . "

Throughout his rant, Zylvia found herself just listening to him with wide eyes . She did not understand what suddenly brought this on . But she could not deny the thrills going through her as she gazed up at him . As he finished, she threw her arms around his neck and kissed him without any restraint .

Molding against him, even through the blankets, she kissed him as long as she was physically capable of . She was deliriously happy as she did so, more so than she had been when they had kissed before . He loved her . He actually loved her . And from what he had been saying, deeper than she would have ever dared hope .

When she finally had to pull away, she still held onto him as she took deep breaths . "I . . I love you too . . more than I can say . "

Kaldrek smiled at her gently, shaking out of the daze her sudden kiss had put him in, "I kinda figured . . . I mean . . . well, I can read actions . " His cheeks reddened as he buried his face in the pillow next to her neck .

She laughed, "Well . . . I need to hear it . . . I need you to tell me you love me periodically . "

Kaldrek laughed softly, "I've wanted to tell you for the longest time . . . . but . . . I have trouble with this sort of thing . " He paused, looking at her with a smile, "I think that it should be easier now, though . "

She kissed him again, this time a bit more tamely, then snuggled up against him, feeling happy to be near her beloved . His arms wrapped around her cocooned form, as he hugged her close . Zylvia closed her eyes as she let herself drift back to sleep . She already felt slightly better, due to Kaldrek's sweet words to her .

Chapter end