FINALLY!!!!

ZARA

Ari was under the impression that Anders was stiff, perhaps she was right but I'd never seen him that way so I had to convince her otherwise by telling her about all the sacrifices Anders made for me, even when he was injured. I assured her that Anders was just being cautious but he had a very good heart.

"Then I guess there's no reason for me to be afraid of him," she replied with a smile.

We kept talking into the night until Ariana slept off and shortly after, I followed suit.

I instantly opened my eyes when I heard footsteps approaching during the early hours of the morning. I picked up my bow, ready to shoot but relaxed when I saw that it was Anders and behind him was Logan.

I smiled at him, "good morning, handsome. You guys took all night."

Anders sat beside me and draped his arm around my shoulder, "good morning my love. I'm sorry if you waited up for us. I so badly wanted to be by your side but if we are going to travel together, I need to ensure that Logan can defend hims