Chapter 107: A Promise To Sarkon

Maybe he had just decided to call it quits. He would tell her that he regretted it and they should return to being just… just a guardian and an adoptee. He exhaled heavily. "Will you stay by my side?" A rush of euphoria and relief washed over her. "He doesn't want this to end at all," she thought and tightened her hold around his waist. "Maria?" he asked again, demanding his answer like a boy eager for permission to eat the candy in the jar. She lifted herself again and pressed her soft crimson cushions against his strong lips, then pulled back with a bright smile. "I will." ***** What are they? The bow stopped on the violin string. Maria stared at the music score until the lines and symbols merged into one giant ball of black mess. Did Sarkon love her? She shook the doubts out of her mind. Of course, he loved her. Why else couldn't they stay off each other? Last night when they returned to the villa, she expected hi