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world, my time. I know that might sound
shallow, but I can’t help it. How can I go from all this to living in the Stone
Age?”
    “You
did it for a year, and while you were homesick sometimes, for the most part, we
were very happy.”
    I
swirled my hands around in the water. “We were. I’ve been thinking a lot about
all this, and I’ve finally come to realize that you have more to lose than I
do. You’re royalty. You own a castle and rule a kingdom of so many people who love
and adore you. You were born to be a king, and it’d be selfish for me to take
all that away from you.”
    He
kissed my hand. “We need to live in harmony and work toward some shared goals. I
think we would benefit more from my world. Think of living free, without fear
of repercussion for being who you are destined to be.”
    “If
we were exposed here, it would be very dangerous,” I said. As soon as the words
left my lips, I realized that I couldn’t possibly let Victor go back to Tastia
without me. Leaving him was not an option; he was like the air I breathed, and
I would follow him anywhere. In the meantime, for a few short years, I would
enjoy my real home and the people in it.
    A
serious expression washed across his face. “We will conquer Ethano. Do not
worry about that.”
    I
bit my lip. I wanted to believe him. We would have to destroy Ethano if we were
ever to have any peace or safety living in Tastia. It would have been useless
to go back right away and try to conquer the tyrant; the vision had warned us
that we didn’t have a chance. For the time being, our best option was to let
our son grow up and then go back for battle.
    “But...what
if we don’t? What if we can’t defeat him?”
    “You
needn’t worry about that, My Queen. I will conquer Ethano and put an end to his
reign, and then we shall establish order and peace and make our world a better
place to live in.”
    Victor
spoke with such confidence that I almost believed him, but the doubts nagging
at the back of my mind wouldn’t shut up for long. “You sound so
confident.”
    “That
is only because I am,” he stated victoriously, true to his name.
    I
reflected on his words. “If we could get the blue-ringed Immortals on our side
somehow while we’re here, they could drain him of his powers in a heartbeat.”
    Droplets
of water fell from his hair. “Hmm. That is not a bad idea, my love. Perhaps we
could establish trust and an allegiance with them.”
    I
looked at him skeptically. “That’s not going to be so easy, considering that
most of them are trying to kill us.”
    “We
have to be extremely careful about letting them into our world. They are
extremely dangerous. They are capable of draining our powers, and there is no
guarantee that they are not powerful enough to overtake us. I will not live under
anyone’s authority.”
    “We’ll
study them for a while and see if the opportunity presents itself. I know it
could be dangerous to let them into our world, but what about Dr. Meyers? She
doesn’t even have to fight. Her presence alone is enough to short-circuit their
power.”
    “And
ours too.”
    I
inclined my head. “Maybe, but at least it would put you on an even playing
field.”
    Victor
sighed. “No more talk about our future or Ethano,” he said, his eyes burning
into mine. He softly kissed my lips and brushed my wet hair off my shoulders. “I
just want to get lost in those big, brown, beautiful eyes of my wife, my
beautiful queen.  
    His
warm breath against my ear was intoxicating. I smoothed my hands against the
thick muscles in his arms and chest. A wet lock of hair fell across his eyes,
and I gently brushed it back. He pressed his mouth on my lips and swirled his
tongue around mine in a slow, sweet, passionate gesture that he knew I loved. My
heart raced as he pulled me closer. His touch was amazing, and it electrified
me. My body was growing hotter by the second.
    I
broke from his embrace, still gasping from the mind-blowing kiss.