As Serena lay in bed staring up at the ceiling, she felt content. It didn't matter how hard she tried to ignore the butterflies in her stomach or the way that her body ached from lack of movement. She felt safe here.This was where she belonged and she was perfectly content with that. As far as she was concerned, she would never leave his side. She was beginning to realise that it was exactly what she had been waiting for.After all those years of wondering whether Sergio ever cared for her or not, if he had even missed her at all, she had finally discovered that she had been waiting for him all along. She had always known that he loved her. All those years of pining after him and dreaming of him had only confirmed her suspicions. In the end, all of the things that had made her cry and scream and break down the last few months were completely unnecessary. Now, she felt whole again.She felt complete. Everything that had been bothering her for the past month had suddenly disappeared a

Sergio was ride his horse back to their castle with one hand on the wheel and the other rubbing soothing circles into Serena's thigh. Her eyes were closed but he could tell that she was half awake, half asleep just by watching the way her chest moved up and down as she breathed.He was relieved that the journey had been short, so that he wouldn't have had to carry her around everywhere. It had taken him quite some time to persuade her to come with him but eventually she had conceded and he was able to take her home safely. After they had parted ways, Serena had gone straight to her room, claiming that she wanted to rest after everything that had happened, not wanting to meet Sergio again until tomorrow. So it had taken her the entire night to fall asleep despite how tired she had been when she came home earlier that evening. At least she had managed to sleep in this time. This was the first time that she had actually slept peacefully in weeks.She had woken up several times througho

"Not unless you want me to move into your flat. We can rent a house, we can buy our own house if you want, we can do whatever we want." He replied honestly. "No questions asked. You're free to go wherever you want. Your father will support you. My parents will support you. It doesn't matter. Just say the word."He watched as she shook her head slowly, biting her lip slightly as she gazed at him."No." She whispered, shaking her head slightly. "Please stay."Her plea caught him by surprise as she looked straight at him with pleading eyes. He hesitated, he was surprised at her request, but then he remembered how she had cried that night, remembering how broken she sounded as she begged him to stay. He sighed heavily before leaning forward and pressing his lips against hers softly, placing his hand on her cheek as she wrapped her arms around his waist and leaned into the kiss, pulling him closer to her body as he deepened the kiss. He pulled away reluctantly, his hands resting on her

She turned her head and stared at him blankly for a moment before she spoke again. '"Are you sure you don't want to talk this over with Sergio before making any decisions about this new life we've started together?""I can't do that. You need to decide for yourself. It doesn't matter what I say, you wont listen to me anyway.""Why do you think that?""Because I know you!" He exclaimed angrily."I know you very well." She countered stubbornly."No you don't! You never understood me. You never even tried. You just pretended to, like everyone else does." He yelled bitterly, suddenly becoming angry. "Everyone loves me, and that means that they're gonna love you too. It means that they will see how perfect you are and love you unconditionally, but that's not the way things are supposed to work. I'm sorry that you chose to believe them over me, but its too late. You chose them over me."Her eyes widened slightly at his harsh words. Did he think she had chosen them over him? Maybe she had,

"Why would I stay?""Because I want you to." He responded simply."No. I'll go if you insist on it. I'll go. But only for a few hours. I can't stay long enough to make you happy. I can't be happy." She stated, wiping away a tear."Then why did you come?""Because I thought that you were going to die and that I needed to make sure you survived.""And you came alone?""Of course." She scoffed."Did you know that there are millions of women in the world who wouldn't come here? Thousands of women who would rather spend their days in England.""I didn't need to be told." She said coldly, trying to avoid the question."You didn't need to be told?""If that's how it must have seemed like to you, then you must have known it was dangerous. You must have realised that you were putting yourself at risk by coming here.""What danger?" He asked angrily."The risk of getting caught." She whispered. "Don't you realise what happens when they see you with me? Don't you realise that they will take adva