Chapter 265

She ran shaking fingers over his brow, pushing back his hair. "When I’m with you, I’m unafraid. All I want is to take risk upon risk, all I want is to live and love you."

"Then let’s do it."

Burying her face in his neck, Kassandra nodded, her head dizzy with euphoria, fear beating a tattoo. He pushed them both off the bed and brought her to the edge of it. While she shivered all over from the intent on his face, he knelt in front of her.

Looked at her with such love in his eyes that fresh tears fell on her cheeks.

"Will you marry me again, Kassandra?" he asked against her lips. "Will you...choose to spend the rest of your life with me?"

Kassandra buried her mouth in his throat, swallowed the tightness in hers. "Yes, Darian. I’ll marry you... Tomorrow, if you can arrange it."

"No, not tomorrow," he said, tugging her face up to his.

"Why not? Are you having second thoughts already?"

The ache in his eyes undid her. "I...want you to have the wedding you’ve always wanted. I want to take yo