Chapter5

#Chapter5

-Crowned-02

Sapphire Nightborne

I was in shock, I never expected Xander to observe me so closely and what really moved me was the fact that he sounded proud, not ashamed. He sounded as though he was proud to call me his mate, proud that I made the decision to continue to train.

He smiled softly at me before walking to the circle of peonies that surrounded us, he bent low to pluck an especially large peony, some of its petals lazily floated to the ground as he removed the flower from its stalk.

/"My father planted these for my mother, peonies were her favourite./"

He lifted a hand to brush my hair behind my ear before placing the flower behind my ear. He playfully rolled his eyes as he saw me bite my lips to try and prevent myself from laughing out loud.