“It won’t,” Gideon said, stepping forward. “I can promise you that. I won’t let the same fate befall Claire, I don’t care who might be responsible for it.”
Delilah held his gaze and nodded, but then slumped a little. “Forgive me. I think I need some rest.”
“You are welcome to stay here as long as you need,” Gideon said. “And then I hope you stay for the banquet as well. Your warning is a kindness, and we will not forget it.”
“Yes. That would be nice. Thank you.”
Leaving Delilah for now, I stood and went to Gideon. Together, we walked out of the room. He stood closer to me than he even had before, his body tense – ready and protective like our enemies might come out of the walls around us.
Who knew? Maybe it could happen.
But that didn’t mean that we couldn’t live while that was occur
