#Chapter 193: What Comes Next

In the early morning hours, Caleb holds Harper tightly against him. They’ve made love several times throughout the afternoon and evening before Harper finally passed out from exhaustion. She’s so strong, so passionate, that Caleb sometimes forgets she’s only human. He pushed her too hard, but even in sleep, she is smiling softly as if pleased. Caleb leans in and places a soft kiss to her forehead. She is the saving grace in this decision that he’s made. By abandoning Annabelle on the altar, he has made more than one enemy. He’s not frightened by this. He has so many enemies already, what’s one more? Yet the hassle this will cause him will certainly make things more difficult in the future. News of his decision to rescind the marriage contract will spread like wildfire throughout the kingdom. Probably, even now, the rebellion is using this as a recruitment tool. Looking at Harper, happy and peaceful in his arms, however, he finds it difficult to be too worried. Maybe he ma