She exhaled, "Everywhere." "I'd see Rome, Venice, and Machu Picchu. Before kissing the Blarney Stone and sipping ale at a bar, I'd stand on the Great Wall and try to decipher the secrets of Stonehenge. I would immerse myself in the people and cultures, take in the arts, speak the languages I have learned, and breathe in history. I haven't laughed nearly enough in my life. I want to experience what it feels like to embrace freedom, laugh to the heavens, and stretch my arms wide.
Her passionate words and the image she conjured with them left Lucian dumbfounded. He could easily see her smiling and having a good time in all those locations. He was once again putting bars around this young, energetic lady who had been caged so often that she had hardly ever smiled. He was now depriving her of the life she deserved.
Declan was correct, but did he genuinely not want to let her leave, or was he holding her here because she had defied him and he was worried for her safety?
