“Why did you do so?” Christopher now asked her.
“I was looking for a present to buy for you – ” “There is only one present I could ever want from you, my darling one,” he murmured.
H took off his robe and climbed into bed beside her.
He pulled her close against him.
“I love you, my precious darling,” he said softly, “but I have to know what you feel about me.”
“I love you – I love you, Christopher. I knew when I was trapped in that horrible cell – that I wanted you not only to save me, but – because I love you so much.”
She hid her face for a moment against his neck and added in a whisper,
“I think perhaps – I have loved you for a long time, but I did not know – it was love.”
“And I love you, Kayla” he breathed. “I have loved you ever since I saw you looking like Aphrodite.”
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