[ZULA]
"You're scared for me, angel. That makes me want to stay even more. I'm not leaving, not today, not tomorrow, not ever. I'm your Erasthai and if I have to protect you from yourself, then so be it," Liana said as she leaned in to kiss the king's forehead.
The man who had not been used to affection just stilled in his bed, staring at his Erasthai, not sure of what the fuck he was supposed to do. A part of him wanted to leave and run for the hills, but she was too pure.
Too beautiful and too perfect for him. He knew she would get hurt because of him if she stayed and yet as he looked into her eyes, he didn't see fear. He only saw affection, which was strange because no one had ever looked at him like that.
Even his mother had shown him love, even the slightest of it. And it scared Zaffuto. She had been right. He was scared for her, but more than anything, he was scared because of what love and life meant to Liana.