Beyond Survival

Kaelia

We sat together, just breathing for a while. Ginevra finally broke the quiet. "Can I ask you something?" Her voice was soft.

"Anything," I said.

She hesitated, then, "Do you regret it? Marrying Valen?"

I took a second. "I regret the way it all happened. I regret not having a real choice. But marrying him?" I shook my head. "No. I don’t regret it."

"Even after everything you’ve been through?