Persephone and Santiago have been observing one another in silence. Everybody left and not using a single phrase after Santiago appeared. Even they knew how necessary it was for each of them to have this speak. 

In easy phrases, they wanted to get their shit collectively. 

True to her phrases, Valencia took Eleanora together with her and Santiago thanked her for such a candy gesture, making Persephone roll her eyes. Do not get him improper, he beloved his daughter. However he severely wanted his daughter’s mother to lastly converse in the present day. 

“I believed you died,” Persephone whispered, observing his beautiful face. 

Santiago sighed. Nobody higher than his Purple knew easy methods to spoil a romantic setting. Simply take a look at her now. He was anticipating a confession, not a rattling loss of life want. It was a superb factor that he had lengthy accepted the actual fact his Purple would certainly converse one thing unknowingly to kill the romance of the encompassing. Oh, she did. Gosh, he nonetheless beloved her. 

How may he not? She was customized made for him. 

Dammit, he could not resist. He pulled her into his arms and she or he positioned her head on his chest, trembling. She was sobbing like a child. He scared her massive time in the present day. 

“What would have I achieved in case you had died?” Persephone accused him. She was crying and scolding him. Sure, it was his fault that she thought he died. Simply the thought that she was gonna spend the remainder of her life with out him by her facet gave her a coronary heart assault. No, she could not even think about it. 

“Purple, how is it my fault? Are you aware solely the lifeless do not know that he’s lifeless?” Santiago requested. Nicely, it wasn’t his fault that sooner or later he would die like everybody else. 

It was additionally true that solely the lifeless do not know that they have been lifeless when everybody else knew identical to a silly particular person did not know that he was the one. And proper now, she was being silly. 

Persephone hit his chest, nonetheless crying. “How dare you say that?” 

Sure, he wasn’t even allowed to talk the D-word. 

[You dirty-minded, D for death! ]

Santiago checked out her with a troubled look and requested, “Then, what am I alleged to say?”

“You’re alleged to say that you’ll by no means depart me!” Persephone mentioned and from the seems to be on her face, he may inform that she did not anticipate any objections. 

“Child, how can I say that?” Santiago requested, kissing her salty cheeks. He did not like when she cried even when it was for him. 

“Does it imply you will depart me?” Persephone whispered. Silent tears streamed down her cheeks making his coronary heart squeeze. Did he point out he could not see this lady cry? 

“By no means willingly,” Santiago mentioned, staring deep into her eyes. He wished that she may see in his eyes how a lot he beloved her and the way he may by no means depart her as they have been sure to one another for eternity. “I’ll by no means depart you so long as I’m alive. Do you suppose I can depart the girl I like essentially the most on this world?” 

Persephone shook her head. She knew that he beloved her to the purpose of being insane. 

“However you have to know that I am unable to management life and loss of life. If sooner or later I died, simply keep in mind that I beloved you wholeheartedly,” Santiago replied. ” So long as I’m alive, I’ll solely be yours. I’ll love you essentially the most on this world. It’s essential to additionally know that nobody can love you greater than me.” 

Persephone nodded her head. She hugged him tightly and whispered, “I like you extra. I am unable to think about a life with out you, Santiago! You aren’t allowed to ever depart me.” 

Santiago broke the hug and checked out her with teary eyes. She lastly mentioned that she beloved him. What number of days and nights he had dreamed about this second. He could not management himself now. He gave her a passionate kiss and replied in a hoarse voice, “By no means child! I am all yours!”

“And I’m yours,” Persephone whispered, closing her eyes. 

“Thanks for being mine. I swear that I’ll at all times cherish you,” Santiago mentioned, their eyes assembly as soon as once more. “I am unable to clarify to you ways blissful I’m in the present day.” 

“I at all times beloved you. Like at all times. I’m positive I beloved you whenever you despatched me again to New York,” Persephone mentioned in virtually a whisper. 

“Then, why did you are taking a lot time?” Santiago requested her. Though he knew that his Purple beloved him, he wasn’t positive why she was taking an excessive amount of time to reply him. Nonetheless, he selected to be affected person. He wasn’t mendacity when he mentioned he would look ahead to her endlessly. 

“As a result of I did not have any reminiscence of the one month we spent collectively. I wish to keep in mind all the pieces earlier than making a call,” Persephone whispered. “I did not keep in mind the previous you. I solely remembered the asshole who demanded that I marry him.” 

She was nonetheless indignant on the episode whereby the darkish room in Lucian’s wing, Santiago demanded that she married him. And it was one night time earlier than he was going to marry Sophia. He was one demanding asshole. However gosh, she beloved the asshole now. 

“Do you keep in mind now?” Santiago requested, hopefully. 

“I do not,” Persephone replied with a tragic smile. “I needed to recollect all the pieces not as a result of it can have any impact on my reply however on your sake. “

He gave her a baffled look as he did not perceive what she was attempting to say. Nonetheless, he let her converse, not disturbing her tempo. 

“I do not need you to suppose that you just manipulated me into this relationship, ” Persephone defined additional. ” You by no means did. It was at all times I who had jumped into something with out fascinated by the results. I’m wild and careless and so massive hassle.” 

Her phrases made Santiago chuckle who nodded his head in reply. It was true that she was a hassle.. However she was his hassle solely.