Chapter 51

The lunch was on the table when they left the bedroom, the delivery having been made whilst they had laid on the bed, rubbing come into each other s skin whilst gazing into each other s eyes. If only, she thought, he had been like this from the beginning. If only she had known to offer him this sooner, so much pain and suffering might have been avoided. Within the ferocious man, the conqueror of worlds and murderer of thousands, there was a child who had known too little love and care. He soaked in gentleness like a desert did the rain, and it made her heart ache. They showered together and she washed him, taking her time to caress and touch, watching his reaction as she did so. They ate in silence, feeding each other, the lack of words reflecting their peacefulness with each other. She could see a way forward now, she thought as she looked at him. It was not so much different to how she had originally intended to proceed – it was just a different method of pleasing him, bu