Delilah The moment our steps hit the training ground, everything stopped. I could feel their eyes on us, stunned, wide-eyed, filled with disbelief and then something deeper... something like hope. And then…He moved. King Maxwell broke into a run, faster than I had ever seen him move before. "Delilah!" he cried out, his voice rough and broken. I barely had time to catch my breath before he scooped me into his arms, holding me so tightly I could hardly breathe. His hands roamed my back, my arms, my face, checking, desperate to make sure I was real, that I was whole. Tears shone in his eyes, and without hesitation, he kissed me, once on my forehead, once on my cheek, once on my lips. Fast, frantic, overflowing with relief. "My goddess... Delilah," he whispered against my skin. "You’re here. You’re alive." I clung to him just as tightly, feeling his heart hammer against mine. He pulled back, cupping my cheeks, his thumbs brushing away tears that spilled from his own eyes. "I
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