Chapter 161: To Say "Yes"

Aldric hugged her back, his arms tightening instinctively, as if the difference in the way she held him now marked a new beginning. Her hug was not that of pity. It was something more. Something filled with love. His cheek pressed into the softness of her hair, and he gently kissed the corner of her head.

"So... this means you’ll marry me?" he asked, his voice low but filled with a rare warmth.