Unspoken Truths

“I've recovered the moment I saw you.” I could hear him chuckling.

He buried his head against my neck. “Valerie, love shouldn't be a burden. In the last four years, I've imagined myself pampering you countless times. I was overjoyed when fate brought us together again in T Province. I'm dying to hold you dearly and never let go, but I know this is too much.

“I don't want to scare you away. How man