Before she could say anything, Samuel crossed the room in three quick strides and pulled her into a tight embrace.
"Wife," he said, his voice breaking slightly with emotion. "You're awake. You're actually awake."
He buried his face against her shoulder, holding her like he was afraid she might disappear if he let go.
Heena let him hug her without resistance.
Partly because she could feel how genuinely distressed he'd been.
But mostly because she had just remembered something EXTREMELY important:
'Oh CRAP. I forgot that I now have FOUR additional husbands waiting for me.'
Well, husbands-TO-BE, technically. The four adopted sons from the Marquis household who were supposed to be potential marriage candidates for Seera.
But whatever—semantics.
The point was, completing her mission was now going to be significantly more complicated than she'd anticipated.
