Ocean's Breath Plateau I want a heart unbreakable

Dutch welcomed her touch; it was all that she needed. Marina pressed closer with a low wanting sound in her throat, a wordless invitation. Her touches turned to preening. She had not thought of any man but her husband since —

But she wanted this. Dutch had earned her trust with the safekeeping of Chakliux and captured her heart with the sound of his voice. Even now his story echoed in her ears, and the glimmering of stars above softened from a threat to something more like a promise. The future written in the sky.

She could be part of his future, if he would let her.