Arthur touched my cheek gently, pulling strands of hair away from my face. He was close to my face, our bodies resting against each other.

"I want you, Ophelia," he said. I gazed into his piercing eyes and could see love in them.

"Don't leave me," I begged. His hands brushed over my bare skin and sent shivers through my body.

"You are mine forever and I am forever yours," Arthur said. My heart was racing. I had been yearning to hear him say these words. Did ...