"I do not love you yet. But I am in the midst of falling in love with you, Alastair." Samantha did not stutter or falter over her words. She also did not cower away from Alastair's intense gaze and divulged the truth about her feelings to him. Even though she was far from falling for the young King completely, she already found herself attracted to him and longing for him in his absence.
Samantha recalled how her eyes searched for him every time, and the moment they found him, only he was as they could focus on. And in his absence, all she could do was wish for him to appear before her. Only she knew how she yearned for him and how much her heart wanted to be with him all the time.
