It was like magic. She got pulled closer and his hand went through her hair and it was like the worries were washed off instantly. She closed her eyes, appreciating his presence. A deep sigh sounded and she felt how her muscles relaxed, how she instantly found herself home again. This was why she needed him. His words caused her to open her eyes again, smiling faintly as she looked up at him. “I’m glad you like it,” she whispered. After all, his opinion was the only one that mattered.

She bit her lip for a few seconds, before sighing once more. “If you want to help,” she started, falling quiet for a second or two again. “I don’t know what I’m doing yet either,” she finally admitted. “Just… Take what they throw at you,” was as much as she could tell him. It was quite often so that one of the servants came running at her, that someone had requested an audience or that something required her attention. And when no one was there to do so, there were so many other things to do that she found herself lost.

“I’m just happy you’re here,” she whispered, closing her eyes again.

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Kaz promised to help. She didn’t quite want him to, but he had also promised to stay. So, perhaps, she could live with it. There was only one person in this world who she trusted completely and, obviously, it was him. So, she needed to trust him on this matter too. Needed to finally believe that his words were true. What more could he do? He had flipped his life, married her and joined her in this damned castle. All while he was struggling with being a fledgling vampire.
The problem was that he had left her once before, when she needed him the most. When Giovanni had died. She had believed that he would stay by her side after he had told her he loved her, after she had admitted the same. Her entire life had been turned around and she would never be the same after what had happened that one night. Yet, he had left.

But he had come back. And that was what she needed to hold onto now. Ever since then, things had been… rough. But, she had to finally forgive him for it. She had to believe that he was here to stay, just like she was. She hadn’t responded to his words, but instead only inched a bit closer, humming softly. She had decided to believe him. A decision she hoped she wouldn’t regret any time soon.

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