My world...My love
I never thought I would see Scotland, the lush land called to me deep in my bones and I sighed at the way the moon danced over the lake. My thoughts were all over the place and I wanted to be right here at this moment, but I wasn’t. Thoughts ran in and out of my mind, I was so messed up that I didn’t even notice Draven come up behind me. When his hands went around my waist I screamed and jumped almost out of my skin.
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you Ma Cher. You looked so lost in thought that I wanted to be with you. Hold you to comfort some of those sore spots away. How are you feeling?”
Once I got my heart under control and took in his scent I smiled and leaned into him. Feeling his strength flow into me, I really did love his strength and how he could make me feel safe. He felt like home for me.
“I am still shaken by what happened. I am not too sure I can go through with this.” I turned in his arms and put my hands on his chest. “Ceri has really out done herself with these outfits. Did you give her a mental image?”
“She is an amazing talent and you have given her more than she knows what to do with. Yes I did plant the images into her mind, but she didn’t mind. The way she brought them to life has pleased me a great deal.” He kissed my head and took in my scent. “You are so strong and yet so fragile at the same time. I never told you how scared I was when we found him gone that night. I thought I would lose you forever, but you never gave up. You fought till the end and now you are still fighting.”
I nodded and felt the burn of tears at the back of my eyes. Deep inside I felt that crack in my heart and wanted to have it sewed up, repaired forever. I wasn’t sure that I would ever be the same woman I had once been. So I took a deep breath and looked up at him as a stepped back.
“So do I look like the woman of your vision?”
“More than you now my dear, so much more than you know.”
I sighed and turned back to look out at the land, it was so lovely at night. I wanted to see it during the day but I was still too scared to try and go out in the sun light. So here I stood on the balcony of an old Scottish castle with the moon shining down on me. When I turned around I found Draven on his knee with a bright red box in his hand. I gasped and looked at what was in the box. A three carat trillion cut diamond with two sapphires on the sides. I felt tears running down my face and knew I was crying. I looked at him and almost fell to my knees with him.
“My dear Natalia, you are my heart and soul. I thought I lost that piece of me and it scared me to death. I want to have eternity with you. Will you be my bride?”
I couldn’t seem to find my voice, so I nodded and he slide the ring onto my hand and I seen the flash of a camera to my right. I almost laughed at the thought of someone getting pictures of this. We must really look like we belonged in another time period. When he stood I threw my arms around him and kissed him. Another flash that I noticed even with my eyes closed.
“So I take that as a yes?”
“Yes, yes I will marry you. I have loved you since the day I meet you.” I said and tried to keep from crying again.
“Here dry those eyes.” He said and handed me a tissue. I dried my eyes and smiled at him. “My dear Natalia I have loved you since the moment I seen you.”
I laughed and felt alive again. This man loved me…me? Why? I wasn’t model thin, nor did I have the beauty that so many had. I felt the high I had been on starting to fade and then he pulled me to him and smiled at me. That smile was worth so much more than I could give.
“You are my queen and tonight you will be meeting so many of your people. Understand that they will treat you with the up most respect. I want no other woman but you, my beauty.”
The words sank in and I smiled up at him, feeling his body against mine. His lips touched mine and I let my arms wrap around his neck holding on for dear life. After a moment or two we both came up for air. The night was perfect and the way he had proposed had made my night, hell my year. I never thought I would have a man like this in my life.
“Shall we go inside and tell everyone the happy news?”
I started to take a step then stopped and felt my body start to shake. So many people I didn’t know and I felt fear start to swamp me. Then the hand touched mine and I felt his strength and the love he wanted nothing more than to give to me. So I took a few deep breaths and walked up to stand next to him at the double doors that had been closed. Wait when I had come out here the doors had been opened. I looked him with a puzzled look then to the doors that were now open. That is when it hit me, the feeling that I had been here before. I looked from him to the light and then back again.