Marcus turned toward her, studying her expression. “What is it that frightens you?”
“My greatest fears are not for myself, but for us. I fear that your family may one day succeed in driving a wedge between us. I fear that both you and Liam will be condemned to live on the fringes, denied the recognition and place you rightfully deserve. But above all else, I am terrified of the possibility that, one day, I will look into your eyes and no longer see the love that has always been there—that you will gaze back at me with indifference, your heart no longer beating for mine as it once did.”
Sophie’s gaze fluttered downward. Her eyes glistened with unshed tears, her voice catching in a delicate, practiced sob.
“Not in this lifetime,” Marcus whispered, his gaze unwavering.
He cupped her face
