Igneous lies beside Adola and stares at the dimming light dancing across the floor of his room. In a few days, he will be someone’s husband. No, not just someone, Talia. He thinks back to her outfit that day and smiles remembering how beautiful she looked. Adola stirs a little beside him and he looks at her curiously. He and Adola had been together since they were young, and he cherishes her. She was the first woman he kissed and made love to. His father thought he was promiscuous and slept with any woman in the castle, but he was fine with that as long as Adola was safe.
He rubs his face roughly knowing what he had to do. Gently, he shakes Adola’s shoulders until she stares at him sleepily. “What is it, Igneous?” She asks. Her familiar sleep filled voice makes him smile, but his heart n
