A year away should have been enough to quiet what she felt for him, until Eryndor came into view again, and her heartbeat betrayed every reason she had to stay gone.
Although Rosalind was returning on a mission meant to represent Merovia's delegation as its princess, she knew that deep down she also wanted to see for herself if the man in those letters had truly changed and because... Because she still missed him. Ugh.
Just the thought of him, his voice, his eyes, and everything about him was enough to make her heart beat faster, and she tightened her fists as if that alone could steady her.
Why was she acting like this now, she had to stay composed!
***Flashback***
