*Gwen’s POV*

"Gwen?" Darick called out to me, pulling me from my daze.

“I’m not going anywhere,” I said suddenly, resolute in every decision I’d ever made.

“What do you mean?” Darick asked as the light from the candles flickered in his eyes.

"I'm saying I want to be with you, and I'm choosing to be with you. Not because of a blood oath, but because…well, because I love you, too." ...