A Long Night

“Hm? Oh, you’re right…” Delta remembered that their contract would indeed hold, but her children would want to see a church wedding. “Sure, don’t worry. We’ll be waiting for you.”

She patted her daughter’s head and said goodbye to them both. Wolfram was talking to Avalon at the side, so the wife just glanced at them before leaving them to their own business. Soon enough, Wolfram joined her inside the car.

…

It was supposed to be another busy day in Marcille, but Delta couldn’t help but distract herself with her thoughts. She was only thirty this year, but she already became a mother eight years ago. Still, she considered herself young and at the age to marry.

What happened last night was the first time in a long while. In fact, she had never experienced anything like that with her previous husband. She was getting the right firsts with Wolfram, and she knew how much she would collapse if he was taken away from her.

If this was the old her, she would have been scared to continue. She w