Chapter POV: Aki Miroku Smith
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"Wait for me."
Such simple words. But the emotion they carried made me weak at the knees. It was a first for me. Although I had Haru and my family before, I felt that parting from them was inevitable. When I left for my missions, I missed them. That was true. But not like this.
I had a taste of it during the Enlistment. Following John Smith made even the worst circumstances bearable. But dying no longer seemed so tempting if it meant never seeing him again.
And blessed beyond measure; even though I tried to kill him, he loved me as his woman.
Since the day I sword to be his, my life had taken a turn for the better. I found the brother I thought I had lost. I gained a new family and reliable sisters. But most of all, I earned the love of a man who would burn the world at my request.
