He had chased her to the ends of the earth, and finally they met again.
“Artemis.”
It made him furious that she sounded so surprised. “You really think my love can be killed just like that, Kat?” He gripped her arm, hauling her close to him. “If you disappear, I’ll just hunt you down. If you marry another man, I’ll just kill him. That’s how much I love you.”
“But I’m not your heartkeeper,” Katarina said brokenly.
“It doesn’t matter,” he hissed. “Do you understand me? It will never matter. I don’t give a f**k if you’re not my heartkeeper. It’s MY heart. MY heart. Do you understand? It’s MY heart, and I decide who keeps it for me.”
“I cannot be with you. My honor will not allow me.”
Artemis looked sick at her words. “You will truly choose honor over me?”
“Don’t look at it like that,”
