She felt that she ceased to be human and became Divine for only Gods could know such rapture.
How long the kiss lasted Brucena had no idea, she knew only that the darkness and terror had gone and she was in a light that came from her heart and was part of the beauty of music, flowers and sunshine.
She was safe as she had always wanted to be and there was no more fear.
Ian Hadleigh raised his head and said in a voice that was hard to recognise,
“My darling, my sweet! I have loved you for so long and have not dared to tell you so.”
“I – love you, too,” Brucena whispered, her voice quivering, “but I had not – realised it was – love.”
Even as she spoke, she knew that this was why she had disliked Lord Rawthorne, why she had hated his compliments and had found him repulsive.
It was also
