Defiant Devotion

Maeve froze for a second, caught off guard by the unexpected cheesiness of his words. This wasn't the aloof, untouchable legendary warrior she was used to. She never would've guessed that Kael knew how to flirt like that.

Kael, for his part, was nervous. That line had come straight from a late-night Google search for "best romantic lines." He had no idea whether it worked or not.

Maeve suddenly bu