Chapter 139: Sincerity (1/2)

Chapter 139. Sincerity

Translator: Atlas / Editor: Regan

With those words, all her terrible thoughts disappeared like melting snow. Sheer relief sent out a fresh flow of tears. Ishakan had thought they had finally begun to subside, and didn’t know what to do with the new flood. The normally eloquent man couldn’t say anything, as if he had lost his tongue. He just held Leah silently.

Leaning against him, she cried with all her strength. It had been a long time since she had been able to cry so freely. It was almost the first time she had ever cried openly, rather than quietly in the corner of her bedroom.

How much had she cried? It felt as if she only stopped when she finally ran out of tears. Ishakan kissed and caressed her the whole time.

“Leah,” he said softly.

She looked up at him, her wet eyelashes fluttering. Ishakan met her eyes directly.

“If you come back…” He whispered slowly, “You’ll really die this time.”

She felt an eerie sensation inside her chest. She knew he wasn’t lying to try to hold her back. There was no doubt what Cerdina would do. Even if she didn’t kill her, it might leave her in the same condition as the King.

“I’ll free you from the spells somehow. Please…” Ishakan laid his forehead gently against hers and rubbed her nose with his. “Stay with me in the desert.”

She’d heard it several times before. Leah blinked, her eyelashes brushing his cheek. In this place, where even their breath mingled, he waited for her response.

Nothing had been resolved. She could still put him in danger. But Ishakan said he would take care of that. The man before her could definitely survive. He would protect her no matter what threat or danger came her way. She wanted to believe him.

All this time, she had forced her lips to speak words contrary to the wishes of her heart. Finally, she could tell the truth.