Ephraim groaned with frustration. "Why did I have to go flying in that cave?"
Cindy knelt on the floor and tweaked his nose playfully. "Cheer up. At the rate you"re healing, you"ll be good before you know it."
He took her hands in his. His eyes stared into hers. All pretenses dropped, leaving honest, raw emotion. The depth of his love and commitment to her was vast. Over a century of preparation had led to this moment. He felt complete and whole for the first time. Suddenly, life had meaning. He’d love and protect her forever.
Her bottom lip quivered, her eyes blinked, and her pulse quickened. Cindy drew a shaky breath. "Consider me properly seduced," she whispered.
They closed their eyes and pressed their foreheads together, swept away by the intensity of their emotions. He pressed hi
