Chapter 77 - Problems and Surprises

* * * Eve’s POV * * *

Max returns to me, exhausted and covered in bruises. It reassures me that Nate is able to recover quickly. His mood has lifted, and he’s looking forward to future training sessions. His eyes are wide and full of life, and he seems carefree for the moment.

He rushes towards the porch and swings me around in his arms, making me giggle in delight like a young child. “Max, you’re making me dizzy,” I squeal.

“Thank you,” he tells me as he kisses me passionately.

“For what?” I ask him.

“I don’t believe I have thanked you yet for being my strength and support after finding my mum. I think I would’ve perished if it weren’t for you,” he tells me.

“Max, we’re together no matter what. I’ll lift you up when you don’t have the strength to stand. When you have no courage to face the world, I’ll do it with you. I’m with you every step of the way, in the good times and the bad,” I tell him. And I know it’s true; this man has my entire heart and soul. “Let me make you some din