Quite Night Before the Storm

Magnus struggled, wanted to spend all his time with Sapphire. He found he enjoyed just watching her move and exist. He hated seeing her flinch or pull away from confrontations and people. She loved things that grew, and she gravitated to the still unfinished garden behind the packhouse. She didn’t like to see or hear anything negative about an innocent, and she loved children.

How many other things would he learn about her, by studying her? So much told him she was the right one for him. He didn’t need his instincts barking at him to take action and make it permanent. The sight of her, the scent, her voice were all things egging his needs on.

Magnus knew and had to remind himself that he had to get this treaty thing fixed first, before she could be his. All he could do right now was support her in whatever it was she wanted to do. The problem was, she couldn’t seem to express her wants or needs to anyone. Sapphire stayed silent instead. It was only when you