Harmony continued to gape at Castian for several moments before saying anything. "Why? From the start, this was always supposed to end. We both knew that. It's how things always go."
"I don't care about how things always go," he told her seriously. "I care about what you want. What do you want, Harmony?"
"I…I don't want this to end. But you have no reason to stay so why would you?"
No reason to stay? He had the most compelling reason in the world. He didn't want to lose her. He stupidly wanted to stay with her forever, though he knew he had no right to hope for that. Forever wasn't something the fae took lightly.
Gathering all of his courage, he reached out to caress her face. "Because I love you. I was dreading this too, thinking that you would want to stick to the original plan. Since neither of us want it to end, there's no reason for it to. I don't care what anyone else thinks. I just want to be with you."
